Power Outages in Kay County, OK
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Kay County, OK across 2 reported incidents. City of Ponca City - (OK), Indian Electric Coop, Inc, Kay Electric Coop, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co and Public Service Co of Oklahoma publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Blackwell - (OK), City of Newkirk - (OK), City of Tonkawa - (OK) and Town of Braman - (OK), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.0 hours.
Kay County, OK is served by 9 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/oklahoma/kay-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kay County, OK", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/oklahoma/kay-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Blackwell - (OK), City of Newkirk - (OK), City of Tonkawa - (OK) and Town of Braman - (OK).
0.0%of this county's ~19,902 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Blackwell - (OK), City of Newkirk - (OK), City of Tonkawa - (OK), Town of Braman - (OK). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Ponca City - (OK), Indian Electric Coop, Inc, Kay Electric Coop, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Public Service Co of Oklahoma.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ponca City - (OK) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Indian Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kay Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Oklahoma | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Blackwell - (OK) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Newkirk - (OK) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Tonkawa - (OK) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Braman - (OK) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Kay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74601 | 307 | 23 | 266 | ≤11 |
| 74631 | 134 | 12 | 120 | 0 |
| 74647 | 65 | ≤11 | 54 | ≤11 |
| 74653 | 53 | ≤11 | 43 | 0 |
| 74641 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 74646 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 74632 | ≤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 Kay County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Kay County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Heat Advisory ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Kay 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 Kay Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kay County went about 1.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,846 customers.
The US EIA reports Oklahoma utilities averaged 5.0 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 1.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 1,678 customers out) · decade average 0.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 135 | 184 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 22 | 83 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 27 | 32 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 264 | 1,525 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 536 | 709 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 264 | 1,678 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 259 | 958 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 282 | 863 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 304 | 1,734 | 0.6 |
| 2024 | 295 | 1,750 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | 312 | 1,846 | 1.0 |
Cost of power in Kay County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kay 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.
- Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co12.5¢716,295 cust
- Public Service Co of Oklahoma14.2¢506,245 cust
- Indian Electric Coop, Inc13.4¢14,832 cust
- City of Ponca City - (OK)12.5¢13,907 cust
- Kay Electric Coop14.8¢4,389 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 High ice storms exposure · 0.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Kay County: FAQ
- How often does Kay County, OK lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kay County, OK logged 312 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kay County, OK?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,846 customers without power, beginning June 18, 2025 and lasting about 23h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Kay County, OK right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Kay County, OK?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Ponca City - (OK), Kay Electric Coop, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kay County.
74601, 74631, 74632, 74641, 74646, 74647, 74653
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of Oklahoma | 3.3 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Indian Electric Coop, Inc | 1.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Ponca City - (OK) | 2.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Kay Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Newkirk - (OK) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Braman - (OK) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Tonkawa - (OK) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Blackwell - (OK) | - | 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 Oklahoma customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/40071 and /api/v1/counties/40071/history. Live data as of .