Power Outages in Wilson County, KS
As of October 19, 2026 08:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Evergy Kansas South, Inc in Wilson County, KS. There is no live feed for City of Fredonia - (KS) and City of Neodesha - (KS). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.3 hours.
Wilson County, KS is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/wilson-county
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- October 19, 2026 08:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wilson County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 08:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/wilson-county
No active outages are reported by Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Evergy Kansas South, Inc in Wilson County.
No live feed for City of Fredonia - (KS) and City of Neodesha - (KS): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
1.9%of this county's ~7,222 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Fredonia - (KS), City of Neodesha - (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 134 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Evergy Metro | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Fredonia - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Neodesha - (KS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and Evergy Kansas South, Inc 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 Wilson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66736 | 64 | ≤11 | 58 | 0 |
| 66757 | 60 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 66710 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 66717 | ≤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 Wilson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wilson County right now.
Wilson County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Frost Advisory ×2
Latest Wilson County, KS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 133 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 29m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 133 customers out (1.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Wilson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wilson County went about 0.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 623 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 0.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 418 customers out) · decade average 0.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 71 | 370 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 128 | 402 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 98 | 478 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 105 | 418 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 337 | 247 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 95 | 368 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 97 | 176 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 83 | 181 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | 83 | 623 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 95 | 465 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 105 | 153 | 0.3 |
Cost of power in Wilson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wilson 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.
- Evergy Kansas Central, Inc14.6¢343,712 cust
- Evergy Kansas South, Inc14.5¢305,665 cust
- Evergy Metro13.2¢247,426 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 high winds exposure · 0.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Wilson County: FAQ
- How often does Wilson County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wilson County, KS logged 105 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wilson County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 623 customers without power, beginning August 14, 2023 and lasting about 9h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Wilson County, KS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wilson County, KS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wilson County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Metro, Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wilson County.
66710, 66714, 66717, 66736, 66757
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Metro | 2.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | 2.1 hrs | Live · county | |
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | 4.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Fredonia - (KS) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Neodesha - (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/20205 and /api/v1/counties/20205/history.