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2018 Kansas Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average Kansas customer went without power for about 3.2 hours — the 26th worst of any US state that year, 1.0× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.2
Peak customers out
50,275
Rank (worst state)
26th
Counties affected
20

Kansas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Kansas counties in 2018

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

1Jackson County50,2752Johnson County23,7493Shawnee County17,7494Douglas County10,0225Clay County9,9286Reno County9,2087Sedgwick County9,0888Wyandotte County8,8579Ellis County8,64510Greenwood County4,70411Bourbon County4,16112Montgomery County3,38713Riley County3,31714Marshall County3,24815Saline County3,21316Franklin County3,21217Harvey County3,09018Jefferson County2,81619Cowley County2,51620Osage County2,380

Biggest Kansas outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Jackson CountyJune 2, 201850,275
Johnson CountyJune 2, 201823,749
Shawnee CountyJuly 19, 201817,749
Jackson CountyJune 26, 201817,190
Jackson CountyAugust 25, 201815,858
Douglas CountyJune 2, 201810,022
Clay CountyJanuary 2, 20189,928
Reno CountyJune 18, 20189,208
Sedgwick CountyAugust 19, 20189,088
Wyandotte CountyFebruary 17, 20188,857
Kansas by year:20252024202320222021202020192017
Other states in 2018:NCVAWVMARIVT

Part of the 2018 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.