Power Outages in Platte County, MO
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 994 customers are without power in Platte County, MO across 25 reported incidents. Evergy Metro, Evergy Missouri West and Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.0 hours.
Platte County, MO is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/missouri/platte-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Platte County, MO", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/missouri/platte-county
Not counted: no live feed for Evergy Kansas Central, Inc and United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO).
0.0%of this county's ~61,989 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO). 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, Platte-Clay 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Platte 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64151 | 211 | ≤11 | 166 | ≤11 |
| 64152 | 180 | ≤11 | 132 | ≤11 |
| 64079 | 113 | ≤11 | 91 | ≤11 |
| 64154 | 98 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 64153 | 41 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 64098 | 39 | ≤11 | 36 | 0 |
| 64150 | 32 | ≤11 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 64439 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 64444 | 17 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 64163 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 64164 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64028 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64018 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Platte County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Platte County right now.
Platte County has been under 67 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×31
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×18
- Flood Watch ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
- Hydrologic Outlook ×4
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Platte County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,121 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,874 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 3,300 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 5,595 customers out (14% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,089 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 413 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Platte County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Platte Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Platte County went about 3.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,156 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 3.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 9,242 customers out) · decade average 4.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 574 | 4,308 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | 823 | 11,735 | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 818 | 6,319 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 841 | 12,156 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 839 | 1,834 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 731 | 2,370 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 689 | 9,242 | 7.8 |
| 2022 | 706 | 6,858 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 717 | 9,283 | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 869 | 7,123 | 4.7 |
| 2025 | 857 | 3,275 | 3.0 |
Cost of power in Platte County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Platte 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 ice storms exposure · 4.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Platte County: FAQ
- How often does Platte County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Platte County, MO logged 857 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Platte County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,156 customers without power, beginning February 8, 2018 and lasting about 6h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Platte County, MO right now?
- Yes, about 994 customers are currently without power across 25 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Platte County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, Evergy Missouri West, Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Platte County.
64018, 64028, 64079, 64092, 64098, 64150, 64151, 64152, 64153, 64154, 64163, 64164, 64439, 64444
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 | - |
| Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc | 1.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| United Electric Coop, Inc - (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/29165 and /api/v1/counties/29165/history. Live data as of .