Power Outages in Trego County, KS
Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) 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 0.1 hours.
Trego County, KS is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/trego-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Trego County, KS". https://massoutage.com/kansas/trego-county
Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) and Western Coop Electric Assn Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~2,828 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Trego 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67672 | 50 | ≤11 | 43 | 0 |
| 67637 | 37 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 67656 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67631 | ≤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 Trego County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Trego County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Trego County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Trego County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,597 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 0.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,597 customers out) · decade average 2.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18 | 743 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 39 | 244 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 68 | 1,597 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 55 | 759 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 38 | 525 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 40 | 1,597 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 18 | 1,597 | 10.4 |
| 2022 | 53 | 1,045 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 35 | 530 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 74 | 1,597 | 8.3 |
| 2025 | 9 | 73 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Trego County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Trego 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
- 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 ice storms exposure · 2.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Trego County: FAQ
- How often does Trego County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Trego County, KS logged 9 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Trego County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,597 customers without power, beginning May 24, 2021 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Trego County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Trego County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Trego County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Western Coop Electric Assn Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Trego County.
67631, 67656, 67672
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 | - |
| 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/20195 and /api/v1/counties/20195/history.