Power Outages in Sheridan County, KS
Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc and Western Coop Electric Assn Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.6 hours.
Sheridan County, KS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/sheridan-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sheridan County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/sheridan-county
Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc and Western Coop Electric Assn Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~2,486 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc, Western Coop Electric Assn Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Sheridan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67740 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 67757 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Sheridan County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sheridan County right now.
Sheridan County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Flood Advisory ×6
- Flood Warning ×6
- Flood Watch ×5
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Sheridan County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sheridan County went about 9.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,648 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 9.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 1,648 customers out) · decade average 8.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 | 54 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 82 | 1,648 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 81 | 1,648 | 42.5 |
| 2018 | 71 | 494 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | 95 | 1,442 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 117 | 1,288 | 4.0 |
| 2021 | 112 | 1,042 | 15.1 |
| 2022 | 94 | 661 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 80 | 889 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 143 | 918 | 7.6 |
| 2025 | 63 | 404 | 9.6 |
Cost of power in Sheridan County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sheridan 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
- Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc14.8¢13,245 cust
- Western Coop Electric Assn Inc14.6¢5,800 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 Low high winds exposure · 8.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Sheridan County: FAQ
- How often does Sheridan County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sheridan County, KS logged 63 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sheridan County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,648 customers without power, beginning June 2, 2016 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Sheridan County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sheridan County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sheridan County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc, Western Coop Electric Assn Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sheridan County.
67740, 67757
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 | - |
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Western Coop Electric 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/20179 and /api/v1/counties/20179/history.