Power Outages in Barton County, MO
Evergy Metro, Evergy Missouri West and Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Barton County Elec Coop, Inc, City of Lamar - (MO), City of Liberal - (MO), City of Mindenmines - (MO), Empire District Electric Co and Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
Barton County, MO is served by 9 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/missouri/barton-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Barton County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/barton-county
Evergy Metro, Evergy Missouri West and Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Barton County Elec Coop, Inc, City of Lamar - (MO), City of Liberal - (MO), City of Mindenmines - (MO), Empire District Electric Co and Evergy Kansas Central, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,134 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Barton County Elec Coop, Inc, City of Lamar - (MO), City of Liberal - (MO), City of Mindenmines - (MO), Empire District Electric Co, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Evergy Metro, Evergy Missouri West, Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Metro | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Missouri West | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barton County Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lamar - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Liberal - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Mindenmines - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Empire District Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Barton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64759 | 137 | ≤11 | 115 | ≤11 |
| 64762 | 33 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 64748 | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 64769 | 15 | ≤11 | 15 | 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 Barton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Barton County right now.
Barton County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 14, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×13
- Flood Watch ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Barton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Barton County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,086 customers.
The US EIA reports Missouri utilities averaged 6.3 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 4.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 2,538 customers out) · decade average 5.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 33 | 329 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 46 | 111 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 81 | 3,504 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 48 | 4,086 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 562 | 2,538 | 14.8 |
| 2020 | 199 | 1,793 | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 247 | 1,819 | 8.1 |
| 2022 | 237 | 2,868 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 211 | 1,333 | 8.1 |
| 2024 | 196 | 662 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 213 | 1,050 | 4.8 |
Cost of power in Barton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Barton 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 Missouri West12.1¢308,573 cust
- Evergy Metro13.6¢276,162 cust
- Empire District Electric Co14.8¢144,059 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 High ice storms exposure · 5.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Barton County: FAQ
- How often does Barton County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Barton County, MO logged 213 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Barton County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,086 customers without power, beginning May 7, 2018 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Barton County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Barton County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Barton County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Barton County.
64748, 64759, 64762, 64769
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 · total only | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | 2.1 hrs | No live feed | |
| Evergy Missouri West | 3.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Empire District Electric Co | 2.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Barton County Elec Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Mindenmines - (MO) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Liberal - (MO) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Lamar - (MO) | - | 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 Missouri customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/29011 and /api/v1/counties/29011/history.