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2019 Kansas Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Kansas customer went without power for about 3.2 hours — the 28th 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
26,850
Rank (worst state)
28th
Counties affected
20

Kansas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Kansas counties in 2019

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

1Johnson County26,8502Sedgwick County7,6743Wyandotte County7,3754Ellis County6,6725Shawnee County5,9516Butler County5,8937Miami County5,3328Leavenworth County4,2579Douglas County4,01910Chase County3,59111Lyon County3,53412Montgomery County3,46913Morris County3,40614Cowley County3,35715Jefferson County3,10116Ottawa County2,99017Saline County2,97318Harvey County2,12319Osage County2,11320Labette County1,966

Biggest Kansas outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Johnson CountyJanuary 12, 201926,850
Johnson CountyMarch 3, 201916,838
Sedgwick CountyNovember 26, 20197,674
Johnson CountyMay 24, 20197,607
Wyandotte CountyJune 21, 20197,375
Wyandotte CountyMay 24, 20197,204
Johnson CountyJune 20, 20197,037
Ellis CountyAugust 14, 20196,672
Sedgwick CountyJune 19, 20196,655
Johnson CountyJuly 10, 20196,369
Kansas by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:WVNCMILACAVT

Part of the 2019 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.