Power Outages in Ray County, MO
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 92 customers are without power in Ray County, MO across 21 reported incidents. Evergy Metro, Evergy Missouri West, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO), Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Ray County, MO is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/missouri/ray-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ray County, MO", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/missouri/ray-county
- Union Electric Co - (MO)
- Evergy Missouri West
Not counted: no live feed for Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~15,495 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, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO), Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc, Union Electric Co - (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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Union Electric Co - (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 Ray 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64085 | 123 | ≤11 | 108 | ≤11 |
| 64062 | 67 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 64077 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 64084 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 64036 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64035 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64017 | ≤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 Ray County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Ray County has been under 48 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×19
- Flood Warning ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×7
- Flood Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Hydrologic Outlook ×2
Latest Ray County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 108 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,084 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,966 customers out (13% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,262 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,249 customers out (28% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,261 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,230 customers out (14% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,260 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Ray 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 Ray Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ray County went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,121 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 4,914 customers out) · decade average 5.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 246 | 2,405 | 3.2 |
| 2016 | 432 | 1,210 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 408 | 2,958 | 9.3 |
| 2018 | 551 | 1,994 | 3.7 |
| 2019 | 633 | 2,166 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 454 | 1,456 | 3.4 |
| 2021 | 462 | 4,914 | 10.2 |
| 2022 | 362 | 1,935 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 394 | 3,578 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 505 | 5,715 | 8.7 |
| 2025 | 738 | 2,087 | 4.9 |
Cost of power in Ray County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ray 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 Missouri West12.1¢308,573 cust
- Evergy Metro13.6¢276,162 cust
- Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc12.9¢23,816 cust
- Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO)13.6¢12,497 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 · 5.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Ray County: FAQ
- How often does Ray County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ray County, MO logged 738 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ray County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,121 customers without power, beginning October 14, 2026 and lasting about 23h 31m.
- Is there a power outage in Ray County, MO right now?
- Yes, about 92 customers are currently without power across 21 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Ray County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Metro, Evergy Missouri West, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO), Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc, Union Electric Co - (MO).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ray County.
64017, 64035, 64036, 64062, 64077, 64084, 64085
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 | - |
| Evergy Missouri West | 3.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) | 3.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc | 1.3 hrs | 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/29177 and /api/v1/counties/29177/history. Live data as of .