Power Outages in Scott County, KS
Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) and Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
Scott County, KS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Scott County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/scott-county
Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) and Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~5,165 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Scott 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67871 | 73 | ≤11 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 67863 | ≤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 Scott County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Scott County right now.
Scott County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Scott County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 1m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 159 customers out (4.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Scott County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Scott County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,273 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 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 1,243 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15 | 14 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 182 | 688 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 164 | 2,046 | 5.3 |
| 2022 | 219 | 1,243 | 5.8 |
| 2023 | 203 | 423 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 244 | 1,106 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 229 | 3,273 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Scott County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Scott 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.
- Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)12.0¢29,779 cust
- Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc15.0¢20,109 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.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 2.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Scott County: FAQ
- How often does Scott County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Scott County, KS logged 229 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Scott County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,273 customers without power, beginning October 27, 2025 and lasting about 3h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Scott County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Scott County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Scott County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc, Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Scott County.
67871
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | 9.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc | 2.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Lane-Scott Electric Coop, 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/20171 and /api/v1/counties/20171/history.