Power Outages in Sherman County, KS
Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) and Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Goodland - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.7 hours.
Sherman County, KS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/sherman-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sherman County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/sherman-county
Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) and Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Goodland - (KS): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,694 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Goodland - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Prairie Land Electric Coop 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Goodland - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Sherman 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67735 | 163 | ≤11 | 153 | ≤11 |
| 67741 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67733 | ≤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 Sherman County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Sherman County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×10
- Flood Watch ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Dust Storm Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Sherman County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sherman County went about 1.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,175 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 1.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 1,175 customers out) · decade average 1.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 37 | 223 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 183 | 846 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 129 | 1,175 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 185 | 391 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 166 | 582 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 129 | 702 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 86 | 592 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 95 | 632 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 98 | 776 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 187 | 488 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 115 | 526 | 1.7 |
Cost of power in Sherman County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sherman 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
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 · 1.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Sherman County: FAQ
- How often does Sherman County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sherman County, KS logged 115 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sherman County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,175 customers without power, beginning April 30, 2017 and lasting about 2d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Sherman County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sherman County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sherman County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Midwest Energy Inc - (KS).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sherman County.
67733, 67735, 67741
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 | - |
| City of Goodland - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
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/20181 and /api/v1/counties/20181/history.