Power Outages in Saline County, KS
Is there a power outage in Saline County, KS right now? Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Rolling Hills Electric Coop and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Saline County, KS. Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures.
Saline County, KS is served by 6 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.0 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/saline-county
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- October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Saline County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/saline-county
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Rolling Hills Electric Coop and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) list 1 small outage in Saline County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc publishes no county-level figures.
Report an outage in Saline County, KS
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Evergy Metro, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Rolling Hills Electric Coop, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
86%of this county's ~34,317 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 27,369 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (<5 each) | 1 | October 19, 2026 20:45 UTC | |
| DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Live · county | 0 | 2,045 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Metro | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Rolling Hills Electric Coop and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Saline County1
Individual outages as listed by Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <5 | Unidentified | Assigned | October 19, 2026 20:45 UTC | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Saline Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67401 | 547 | 26 | 432 | 12 |
| 67448 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67470 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67442 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 67425 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67416 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Saline County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Saline County right now.
Saline County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×13
- Flood Watch ×5
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Flood Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Saline County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Salinano outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Saline County went about 3.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,835 customers.
The US EIA reports Kansas utilities averaged 3.2 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 3.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 14,835 customers out) · decade average 6.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 479 | 2,213 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 717 | 3,246 | 3.3 |
| 2017 | 718 | 5,898 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 735 | 2,853 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 747 | 2,973 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 699 | 3,023 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 662 | 14,835 | 25.6 |
| 2022 | 674 | 6,954 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 649 | 2,524 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 685 | 14,835 | 18.4 |
| 2025 | 694 | 3,998 | 3.0 |
Cost of power in Saline County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Saline County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Evergy Kansas Central, Inc14.6¢343,712 cust
- Evergy Metro13.2¢247,426 cust
- Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)12.0¢29,779 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 6.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Saline County: FAQ
- How often does Saline County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Saline County, KS logged 694 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Saline County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,835 customers without power, beginning December 15, 2021 and lasting about 4d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Saline County, KS right now?
- Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Rolling Hills Electric Coop and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Saline County, KS. Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures.
- Which utilities serve Saline County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc., Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, Rolling Hills Electric Coop.
Salina. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Saline County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Saline County.
67401, 67416, 67425, 67442, 67448, 67470
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Saline County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Kansas →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Metro | 2.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | 2.1 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | 9.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. | - | Live · county | - |
| Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kansas customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/20169 and /api/v1/counties/20169/history.