2024 Kansas Power Outage Report
In 2024, the average Kansas customer went without power for about 4.3 hours — the 34th worst of any US state that year, 1.4× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.
Avg hrs / customer
4.3
Peak customers out
39,563
Rank (worst state)
34th
Counties affected
20
Kansas outages over the decade
Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.
Hardest-hit Kansas counties in 2024
By peak customers out during the year's worst event.
1Johnson County39,5632Sedgwick County21,3233Reno County20,6324Saline County18,6675Douglas County17,5086Shawnee County15,3837Wyandotte County11,6208Harvey County11,0799Barton County9,02910Leavenworth County7,65211Riley County6,77912Bourbon County5,90013Geary County5,89314Butler County4,77415Labette County4,14616Montgomery County3,69217Lyon County3,59618Greenwood County3,25219Marshall County3,00120Rice County2,775
Biggest Kansas outages of 2024
| County | Began | Peak customers out |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson County | May 26, 2024 | 39,563 |
| Johnson County | May 20, 2024 | 24,659 |
| Sedgwick County | July 2, 2024 | 21,323 |
| Reno County | May 20, 2024 | 20,632 |
| Sedgwick County | August 25, 2024 | 19,299 |
| Saline County | August 1, 2024 | 18,667 |
| Douglas County | August 1, 2024 | 17,508 |
| Shawnee County | June 26, 2024 | 15,383 |
| Shawnee County | August 1, 2024 | 14,912 |
| Shawnee County | August 15, 2024 | 12,783 |
Part of the 2024 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.