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2020 Kansas Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Kansas customer went without power for about 1.6 hours — the 45th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.6
Peak customers out
11,255
Rank (worst state)
45th
Counties affected
20

Kansas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Kansas counties in 2020

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

1Sedgwick County11,2552Barton County10,9423Saline County8,6464Cowley County7,8415Riley County6,8756Shawnee County6,2367Johnson County5,7658Wyandotte County5,1299Douglas County5,02510Cherokee County4,83711Reno County4,44712Ellis County4,16113Crawford County3,90314Linn County3,12615Labette County3,08316Osage County2,92017Miami County2,87618Rice County2,86919Jefferson County2,77020Franklin County2,620

Biggest Kansas outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Sedgwick CountyNovember 10, 202011,255
Barton CountyJune 21, 202010,942
Saline CountyNovember 30, 20208,646
Sedgwick CountyMarch 22, 20207,903
Cowley CountyOctober 27, 20207,841
Riley CountyAugust 4, 20206,875
Shawnee CountyMay 4, 20206,236
Sedgwick CountyMay 29, 20206,189
Johnson CountyFebruary 13, 20205,765
Shawnee CountyAugust 31, 20205,149
Kansas by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.