Empire District Electric Co: Outages & Reliability
We have no live outage feed for Empire District Electric Co, so its outages are not in our numbers.
Empire District Electric Co is an investor owned utility serving 23 counties in 4 states. In 2024, its customers went an average of 9.1 hours without power (SAIDI), across about 2.0 interruptions each. That ranks it #348 of 468 US utilities by reliability, where #1 is the most reliable. Its outage duration is near the US average and worse than the Missouri median (3.5 h).
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Official reliability (EIA 2024)
US EIARanks #348 of 468 US utilities by reliability (#1 = most reliable) · worse than the Missouri median (3.5 h).
Reliability over time
Official EIA SAIDI, hours without power per customer per year (IEEE, incl. major events). Over this period Empire District Electric Co’s reliability has been worsening (lower is better).
Counties served by Empire District Electric Co (23)
Service territory reported to EIA-861; each links to live outage status and history.
- Benton County, AR
- Cherokee County, KS
- Labette County, KS
- Barry County, MO
- Barton County, MO
- Cedar County, MO
- Christian County, MO
- Dade County, MO
- Dallas County, MO
- Greene County, MO
- Hickory County, MO
- Jasper County, MO
- Lawrence County, MO
- McDonald County, MO
- Newton County, MO
- Polk County, MO
- St. Clair County, MO
- Stone County, MO
- Taney County, MO
- Webster County, MO
- Craig County, OK
- Delaware County, OK
- Ottawa County, OK
Empire District Electric Co: FAQ
- How reliable is Empire District Electric Co?
- Empire District Electric Co customers averaged 9.1 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is frequently affected and near the US average, worse than the Missouri median (3.5 h), per official US EIA data.
- Where does Empire District Electric Co rank among US electric utilities?
- By official EIA SAIDI, Empire District Electric Co is #348 of 468 US utilities by reliability that report reliability and serve at least three counties, #1 being the most reliable. Overall it is near the US average.
- How many customers does Empire District Electric Co serve?
- Empire District Electric Co serves 23 counties across 4 states, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.
- Where does Empire District Electric Co provide power?
- Empire District Electric Co operates in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma. The full list of counties served is below, each linked to its live outage status.
Reliability metrics (SAIDI/SAIFI) and service territory from the US EIA Form 861. SAIDI/SAIFI are IEEE-standard, including major event days. Primary state: Missouri.
Data from EIA Form 861 (utility reliability) and DOE/ORNL ODIN, every source we read. Live data as of .