Power Outages in Thomas County, KS
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in Thomas County, KS. There is no live feed for City of Colby - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
Thomas County, KS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/thomas-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Thomas County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/thomas-county
No active outages are reported by Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in Thomas County.
No live feed for City of Colby - (KS): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,438 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Colby - (KS). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Colby - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Thomas 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67701 | 120 | ≤11 | 108 | ≤11 |
| 67753 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67743 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67734 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67732 | ≤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 Thomas County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Thomas County right now.
Thomas County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×7
- Flood Advisory ×6
- Flood Warning ×6
- Flood Watch ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Blowing Dust Warning ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Thomas County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Thomas County went about 0.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,575 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 0.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 1,575 customers out) · decade average 2.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 62 | 411 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 169 | 869 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 187 | 1,575 | 11.9 |
| 2018 | 171 | 697 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 209 | 971 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 154 | 1,108 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 128 | 1,286 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 138 | 870 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 158 | 550 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 246 | 527 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 175 | 359 | 0.9 |
Cost of power in Thomas County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Thomas 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 winter weather exposure · 2.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Thomas County: FAQ
- How often does Thomas County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Thomas County, KS logged 175 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Thomas County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,575 customers without power, beginning April 30, 2017 and lasting about 5d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Thomas County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Thomas County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Thomas County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Midwest Energy Inc - (KS).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Thomas County.
67701, 67732, 67734, 67743, 67753
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 · county | - |
| Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Colby - (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/20193 and /api/v1/counties/20193/history.