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Kansas Power Outage Risk, Electric Utilities & Generator Sizing

Kansas households average 4.8 hrs/yr (286 minutes/year) of total blackout duration across 1.51 outages/year (Reliability Grade C — Elevated Storm Risk), with an average residential electricity rate of 13.93 ¢/kWh.

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Electric Utilities Operating in Kansas (EIA Form 861)

Utility NameOwnershipCustomersOutages/YrAnnual Outage TimeAvg RestorationResidential Rate
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc (#22500)Investor-Owned341,8061.65x/yr318 min (5.3h)193 min14.29 ¢/kWh
Evergy Kansas South, Inc (#10005)Investor-Owned302,5081.40x/yr206 min (3.4h)147 min14.25 ¢/kWh
Evergy Metro (#10000)Investor-Owned244,5551.17x/yr323 min (5.4h)277 min13.13 ¢/kWh
City of Kansas City - (KS) (#9996)Municipal61,4752.04x/yr362 min (6.0h)178 min15.36 ¢/kWh
Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) (#12524)Cooperative29,8322.42x/yr434 min (7.2h)179 min11.44 ¢/kWh
Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc (#20510)Cooperative20,1182.26x/yr220 min (3.7h)97 min13.97 ¢/kWh
FreeState Electric Coop (#10019)Cooperative17,5141.00x/yr515 min (8.6h)100 min16.41 ¢/kWh
Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc (#19820)Cooperative14,2431.00x/yr431 min (7.2h)100 min11.86 ¢/kWh
Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc (#13799)Cooperative13,2731.00x/yr183 min (3.0h)100 min14.29 ¢/kWh
Southern Pioneer Electric Company (#60839)Cooperative12,6021.00x/yr161 min (2.7h)100 min15.86 ¢/kWh
4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc. (#63286)Cooperative12,5511.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min18.50 ¢/kWh
Rolling Hills Electric Coop (#16267)Cooperative11,4491.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min14.59 ¢/kWh
Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc (#16854)Cooperative11,3931.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min13.82 ¢/kWh
City of Garden City (#6941)Municipal10,4491.82x/yr72 min (1.2h)40 min15.85 ¢/kWh
City of Gardner - (KS) (#6949)Municipal10,0231.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min9.82 ¢/kWh
DS&O Electric Cooperative, Inc. (#4704)Cooperative8,5171.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min16.20 ¢/kWh
Empire District Electric Co (#5860)Investor-Owned8,4121.02x/yr168 min (2.8h)164 min13.34 ¢/kWh
Sedgwick County El Coop Assn Inc (#16920)Cooperative8,1101.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min12.70 ¢/kWh
Butler Rural El Coop Assn, Inc - (KS) (#2641)Cooperative7,7831.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min15.30 ¢/kWh
Bluestem Electric Coop Inc (#23826)Cooperative7,5801.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min17.09 ¢/kWh
City of McPherson - (KS) (#12208)Municipal7,4320.32x/yr49 min (0.8h)152 min8.99 ¢/kWh
Flint Hills Rural E C A, Inc (#6431)Cooperative6,6571.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min16.36 ¢/kWh
City of Ottawa - (KS) (#14229)Municipal6,3931.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min11.52 ¢/kWh
City of Winfield - (KS) (#20813)Municipal6,2841.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min13.82 ¢/kWh
Western Coop Electric Assn Inc (#20476)Cooperative5,7991.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min14.17 ¢/kWh
Lane-Scott Electric Coop, Inc (#10728)Cooperative5,7301.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min10.66 ¢/kWh
Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc (#40208)Cooperative5,2661.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min13.77 ¢/kWh
Caney Valley El Coop Assn, Inc (#2961)Cooperative5,1921.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min16.18 ¢/kWh
Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (KS) (#15073)Cooperative5,0310.96x/yr198 min (3.3h)206 min11.19 ¢/kWh
City of Coffeyville - (KS) (#3892)Municipal4,7230.10x/yr12 min (0.2h)120 min11.53 ¢/kWh
City of Chanute (#3355)Municipal4,5561.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min12.89 ¢/kWh
Sumner-Cowley Elec Coop, Inc (#18316)Cooperative4,5471.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min15.77 ¢/kWh
City of Wellington - (KS) (#20315)Municipal4,4661.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min14.16 ¢/kWh
City of Pratt- (KS) (#15321)Municipal4,4551.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min16.84 ¢/kWh
Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc (#13570)Cooperative4,2151.51x/yr286 min (4.8h)190 min12.75 ¢/kWh