Power Outages in Howard County, MO
Boone Electric Coop, Evergy Metro, Howard Electric Coop and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Fayette - (MO) and Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Howard County, MO is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/missouri/howard-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Howard County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/howard-county
Boone Electric Coop, Evergy Metro, Howard Electric Coop and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Fayette - (MO) and Evergy Kansas Central, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~8,871 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Fayette - (MO), 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: Boone Electric Coop, Evergy Metro, Howard Electric Coop, Union Electric Co - (MO).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Metro | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Howard Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Fayette - (MO) | 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 Howard 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65248 | 65 | ≤11 | 56 | 0 |
| 65274 | 32 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 65254 | 22 | 0 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 65250 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 65230 | ≤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 Howard County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Howard County right now.
Howard County has been under 31 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 14, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×24
- Flood Watch ×4
- Hydrologic Outlook ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Howard County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Howard County went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,708 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 4.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,415 customers out) · decade average 4.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 134 | 782 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 89 | 1,090 | 4.1 |
| 2017 | 57 | 1,079 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 75 | 1,082 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 183 | 881 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | 191 | 1,170 | 5.3 |
| 2021 | 221 | 1,415 | 11.5 |
| 2022 | 207 | 994 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 207 | 980 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 213 | 1,123 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 253 | 2,708 | 4.9 |
Cost of power in Howard County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Howard 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.
- Union Electric Co - (MO)13.3¢1,100,654 cust
- Evergy Metro13.6¢276,162 cust
- Boone Electric Coop13.6¢34,098 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 · 4.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Howard County: FAQ
- How often does Howard County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Howard County, MO logged 253 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Howard County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,708 customers without power, beginning October 15, 2025 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Howard County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Howard County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Howard County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, Howard Electric Coop, Union Electric Co - (MO).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Howard County.
65230, 65248, 65250, 65254, 65274
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 | |
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | 9.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Boone Electric Coop | 1.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Howard Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Fayette - (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/29089 and /api/v1/counties/29089/history.