Power Outages in Wallace County, KS
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in Wallace County, KS. There is no live feed for City of Sharon Springs - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.5 hours.
Wallace County, KS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wallace County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/wallace-county
No active outages are reported by Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc and Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) in Wallace County.
No live feed for City of Sharon Springs - (KS): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
3.5%of this county's ~1,393 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Sharon Springs - (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 49 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Sharon Springs - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wheatland Electric Coop, 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.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wallace 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67758 | 20 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 67762 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 67761 | ≤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 Wallace County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wallace County right now.
Wallace County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Flood Watch ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Flood Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Flood Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Wallace County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wallace County went about 8.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,345 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 8.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 1,345 customers out) · decade average 5.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 31 | 197 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 67 | 190 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 63 | 1,345 | 17.5 |
| 2018 | 100 | 361 | 7.9 |
| 2019 | 87 | 316 | 5.4 |
| 2020 | 97 | 489 | 3.6 |
| 2021 | 69 | 329 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 57 | 697 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 76 | 733 | 7.2 |
| 2024 | 130 | 722 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 112 | 749 | 8.5 |
Cost of power in Wallace County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wallace 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
- Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc15.0¢20,109 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 winter weather exposure · 5.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Wallace County: FAQ
- How often does Wallace County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wallace County, KS logged 112 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wallace County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,345 customers without power, beginning April 30, 2017 and lasting about 2d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Wallace County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wallace County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wallace County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wallace County.
67758, 67761, 67762
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 | - |
| Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Sharon Springs - (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/20199 and /api/v1/counties/20199/history.