Power outages in Lawrence, KS

Live outages the utility reports for Lawrence addresses, updated every 10 minutes. Lawrence has 96,367 residents.

Right now

No outages reported

Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.

0customers without power

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

0.00% of 48,517 customersUpdated 7 min ago

We check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.

Evergy's count for Lawrence addresses

Utilities group outages by the city in each customer's mailing address. A city's count can include nearby areas outside its city limits, and only covers that utility's customers.

Evergy0 / 48,517

Outage map

LawrenceDouglas CountyEvergy publishes totals only, not outage locations.

Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

ZIP codes in Lawrence

ZIPs mostly inside Lawrence; share from the Census

ZIP	Inside Lawrence i How much of the ZIP code's addresses lie inside the city, from Census Bureau data.	Out	Customers i A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.	% out i Customers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
66045	100%	0	67	0.00%

Outage history in Douglas County, which includes Lawrence

2014–2025 record

Douglas County averaged 24.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Kansas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 25. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 13 hours, starting March 5, 2025.

The largest on record began August 1, 2024, with 17,508 customers out at once.

24.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)

At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.

1.5 hourstypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

1.7 dayslongest on record (August 2024)

17,508most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
August 1, 2024	17,508	1.7 days	126,052
July 14, 2023	10,143	27 hours	104,882
June 2, 2018	10,022	16 hours	56,354
May 20, 2025	9,721	1.5 hours	6,575
October 14, 2017	5,715	13 hours	29,705

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.

If your power is out

Report it to your utility

Evergy: outage map and reporting
Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.

Food safety

0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.