Power Outages in Stafford County, KS
Is there a power outage in Stafford County, KS right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:25 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Stafford County, KS across 1 reported incident. Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Radium - (KS), City of St. John - (KS) and City of Stafford - (KS), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Stafford County, KS is served by 6 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.4 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kansas/stafford-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 14:25 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Stafford County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:25 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/stafford-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Radium - (KS), City of St. John - (KS) and City of Stafford - (KS).
Report an outage in Stafford 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 Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc, Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc, City of St. John - (KS), City of Stafford - (KS) and City of Radium - (KS); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
27%of this county's ~2,245 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Radium - (KS), City of St. John - (KS), City of Stafford - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc | Live · county | 0 | 613 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · county | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| City of Radium - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of St. John - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Stafford - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc 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 Stafford County1
Individual outages as listed by Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | - | Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Stafford 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67578 | 24 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 67576 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 67557 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 67545 | ≤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 Stafford County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Stafford County right now.
Stafford County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Stafford 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 Stafford Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Stafford County went about 3.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,404 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 3.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 1,293 customers out) · decade average 11.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 66 | 773 | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 193 | 453 | 3.6 |
| 2017 | 172 | 1,293 | 54.3 |
| 2018 | 158 | 841 | 6.2 |
| 2019 | 181 | 502 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 107 | 549 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 86 | 984 | 10.0 |
| 2022 | 98 | 743 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 89 | 792 | 13.2 |
| 2024 | 185 | 1,404 | 18.5 |
| 2025 | 122 | 386 | 3.4 |
Cost of power in Stafford County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Stafford 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
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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 11.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Stafford County: FAQ
- How often does Stafford County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Stafford County, KS logged 122 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Stafford County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,404 customers without power, beginning January 9, 2024 and lasting about 1d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Stafford County, KS right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:25 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Stafford County, KS across 1 reported incident. Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Radium - (KS), City of St. John - (KS) and City of Stafford - (KS), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Stafford County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Stafford County.
67545, 67557, 67576, 67578
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 Stafford County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Kansas →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | 9.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of St. John - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Stafford - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Radium - (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/20185 and /api/v1/counties/20185/history. Live data as of .