Power Outages in Smith County, KS
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Smith County, KS across 1 reported incident. Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc and Rolling Hills Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Southern Public Power District, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.9 hours.
Smith County, KS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/smith-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Smith County, KS", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/smith-county
Not counted: no live feed for Southern Public Power District.
0.0%of this county's ~2,695 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Southern Public Power District. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc, Rolling Hills Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Public Power District | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Smith 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66967 | 44 | 0 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 66951 | 20 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 66952 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 67638 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67628 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 66932 | ≤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 Smith County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Smith County right now.
Smith County has been under 41 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×10
- Dense Fog Advisory ×8
- Flood Watch ×5
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Smith County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Smith Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Smith County went about 12.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,823 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 12.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,410 customers out) · decade average 6.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 48 | 1,823 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 44 | 1,230 | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 152 | 509 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 101 | 1,472 | 8.2 |
| 2024 | 117 | 1,350 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 140 | 1,410 | 12.9 |
Cost of power in Smith County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Smith 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.
- 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 ice storms exposure · 6.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Smith County: FAQ
- How often does Smith County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Smith County, KS logged 140 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Smith County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,823 customers without power, beginning March 19, 2020 and lasting about 13h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Smith County, KS right now?
- Yes, about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Smith County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc, Rolling Hills Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Smith County.
66932, 66951, 66952, 66967, 67474, 67628, 67638
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Southern Public Power District | - | No live feed | - |
| Rolling Hills Electric Coop | - | 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/20183 and /api/v1/counties/20183/history. Live data as of .