Power Outages in Johnson County, MO
Evergy Metro, Evergy Missouri West, Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn and West Central Electric Coop Inc - (MO) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.
Johnson County, MO is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/missouri/johnson-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Johnson County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/johnson-county
Evergy Metro, Evergy Missouri West, Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn and West Central Electric Coop Inc - (MO) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Evergy Kansas Central, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~35,652 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: 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, Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn, West Central Electric Coop Inc - (MO).
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Central Electric Coop Inc - (MO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Johnson 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64093 | 235 | ≤11 | 188 | ≤11 |
| 64040 | 90 | ≤11 | 71 | 0 |
| 65336 | 52 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 64061 | 27 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 64019 | 20 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 64733 | 17 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 64761 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 65305 | ≤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 Johnson County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Johnson County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Johnson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Johnson County went about 3.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,034 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 3.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 4,684 customers out) · decade average 3.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 428 | 1,975 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 519 | 4,568 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 416 | 1,773 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 764 | 4,684 | 7.8 |
| 2020 | 644 | 5,034 | 4.4 |
| 2021 | 634 | 3,667 | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 679 | 1,906 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 683 | 2,876 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 675 | 3,258 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 719 | 3,347 | 3.6 |
Cost of power in Johnson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Johnson 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
- Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn14.8¢16,710 cust
- West Central Electric Coop Inc - (MO)12.9¢15,556 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 ice storms exposure · 3.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Johnson County: FAQ
- How often does Johnson County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Johnson County, MO logged 719 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Johnson County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,034 customers without power, beginning April 8, 2020 and lasting about 1d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Johnson County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Johnson County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Johnson County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, Evergy Missouri West, Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn, West Central Electric Coop Inc - (MO).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Johnson County.
64019, 64040, 64061, 64093, 64733, 64761, 65305, 65336
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 | - |
| West Central Electric Coop Inc - (MO) | 1.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn | - | Live · total only | - |
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/29101 and /api/v1/counties/29101/history.