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2017 Kansas Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Kansas customer went without power for about 3.9 hours — the 18th worst of any US state that year, 1.3× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.9
Peak customers out
48,945
Rank (worst state)
18th
Counties affected
20

Kansas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Kansas counties in 2017

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

1Johnson County48,9452Wyandotte County19,8283Sedgwick County11,3184Leavenworth County6,9335Saline County5,8986Douglas County5,7157Reno County4,4308Franklin County4,3629Shawnee County4,34010Rice County4,32411Osage County3,51312Montgomery County3,35513Logan County3,31914Dickinson County3,29015Bourbon County2,95416Greenwood County2,88617Linn County2,88218Miami County2,87919Jackson County2,66520Barton County2,613

Biggest Kansas outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Johnson CountyJuly 23, 201748,945
Wyandotte CountyJuly 22, 201719,828
Johnson CountyJune 17, 201717,011
Wyandotte CountyJune 17, 201713,764
Sedgwick CountySeptember 21, 201711,318
Johnson CountyMarch 6, 20177,376
Leavenworth CountyJune 17, 20176,933
Johnson CountyMay 18, 20176,735
Saline CountyDecember 8, 20175,898
Johnson CountyAugust 21, 20175,765
Kansas by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.