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2016 Kansas Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Kansas customer went without power for about 2.0 hours — the 32nd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.0
Peak customers out
13,325
Rank (worst state)
32nd
Counties affected
20

Kansas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

2.2h20152.0h20163.9h20173.2h20183.2h20191.6h20204.0h20212.4h20224.3h20234.3h20242.9h2025

Hardest-hit Kansas counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Johnson County13,3252Wyandotte County9,6283Ellis County9,3334Sedgwick County7,9915Harvey County7,4016Shawnee County5,2217Rice County4,1478Marshall County3,9199Leavenworth County3,83510Geary County3,68111Linn County3,67712Lyon County3,44013Riley County3,27214Saline County3,24615Dickinson County3,08416Bourbon County3,06017Greenwood County2,89918Franklin County2,81619Brown County2,64720Crawford County2,637

Biggest Kansas outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Johnson CountyJuly 7, 201613,325
Wyandotte CountyMay 26, 20169,628
Ellis CountyDecember 8, 20169,333
Johnson CountyFebruary 8, 20169,134
Sedgwick CountyJuly 5, 20167,991
Johnson CountyMay 26, 20167,609
Harvey CountyJune 15, 20167,401
Wyandotte CountyJuly 7, 20167,360
Wyandotte CountyFebruary 19, 20167,059
Sedgwick CountyAugust 8, 20167,050
Kansas by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.