Power Outages in Buchanan County, MO
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Evergy Missouri West and Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc in Buchanan County, MO. There is no live feed for City of Easton - (MO), Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.1 hours.
Buchanan County, MO is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/missouri/buchanan-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Buchanan County, MO", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/missouri/buchanan-county
No active outages are reported by Evergy Missouri West and Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc in Buchanan County.
No live feed for City of Easton - (MO), Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
78%of this county's ~53,032 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Easton - (MO), Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Missouri West | Live · county | 0 | 41,304 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Evergy Metro | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Easton - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Evergy Missouri West and Platte-Clay Electric Coop, 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 Buchanan 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64506 | 298 | ≤11 | 253 | ≤11 |
| 64503 | 210 | ≤11 | 192 | 0 |
| 64504 | 198 | ≤11 | 170 | ≤11 |
| 64507 | 196 | ≤11 | 166 | ≤11 |
| 64501 | 178 | ≤11 | 147 | 0 |
| 64401 | 25 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 64484 | 16 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64448 | 15 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 64443 | 15 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 64440 | ≤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 Buchanan County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Buchanan County right now.
Buchanan County has been under 62 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×30
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×11
- Flood Watch ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Hydrologic Outlook ×4
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Buchanan County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 288 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 289 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 11m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 274 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Buchanan County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- St. Josephno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Buchanan County went about 7.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 22,707 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 7.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 22,707 customers out) · decade average 9.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 650 | 1,539 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 918 | 15,672 | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 843 | 13,009 | 5.0 |
| 2018 | 854 | 10,215 | 6.8 |
| 2019 | 1,016 | 9,898 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 1,008 | 22,707 | 33.1 |
| 2021 | 948 | 21,102 | 19.2 |
| 2022 | 1,013 | 12,981 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 921 | 12,623 | 8.6 |
| 2024 | 964 | 22,707 | 7.6 |
| 2025 | 904 | 7,029 | 7.1 |
Cost of power in Buchanan County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Buchanan 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
- Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc12.9¢23,816 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.
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively High high winds exposure · 9.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Buchanan County: FAQ
- How often does Buchanan County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Buchanan County, MO logged 904 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Buchanan County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 22,707 customers without power, beginning April 24, 2024 and lasting about 4h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Buchanan County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Buchanan County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Buchanan County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, Evergy Missouri West, Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc.
St. Joseph. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Buchanan County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Buchanan County.
64401, 64440, 64443, 64448, 64484, 64501, 64503, 64504, 64506, 64507
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 | No live feed | |
| Evergy Missouri West | 3.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc | 1.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Easton - (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/29021 and /api/v1/counties/29021/history.