Chase County power outages

Kansas outage history from 2015 to 2023, with the largest outages and a backup battery estimate.

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Chase County, Kansas had 2 major outages from 2015 to 2023

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We show this record but do not rank it because the history is short, the population is very small, or customer counts look too high for the population. Treat these numbers with caution. Data confidence: Low, with 9 years of records.

0.2major outages per year
2 of 9years with a major outage
22 hrslongest major outage
Aug, Dechardest months

August and December made up 58% of this county's outage time. The largest outage on record began Aug 30, 2019, reached 3,591 customers, and left at least 200 customers out for 22.5 hours.

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Outage impact by year

Customer-hours without power. 1,000 customers out for 2 hours is 2,000 customer-hours.

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YearCustomer-hoursReported outagesMajor outages
20152,35350
20161,63930
20172,90030
20181,86430
201950,330151
20201,61530
202112,42471
202286410
20237,35460

When outages hit

Share of this county's customer-hours by month.

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Largest outages on record

Start dateHoursPeak customersCustomer-hours
Aug 30, 201922.53,59131,524
May 18, 20195.81,7247,102
Dec 16, 202111.85625,714
Dec 1, 20193.21,0383,361
Apr 20, 20237.09212,844

Hours measure how long at least 200 customers in the county were out. Most customers get power back sooner.

Size your backup battery

Start with what you would keep running. Wattages are typical averages, so check your own appliances.

1,700 Whof battery capacity, allowing for about 15% conversion loss

If anyone relies on medical equipment, plan that with their provider. Run portable fuel generators outdoors only, at least 20 feet from doors, windows and vents. See the outage checklist.

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How to read this

  • A major outage lasted at least 8 hours and reached customers equal to at least 1% of county residents.
  • Records cover outages of at least 200 customers in a county. They do not show what happened on your street.
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