Power outages in Kay County, OK
Live outage counts for Ponca City, Blackwell and Tonkawa and the rest of Kay County, updated every 10 minutes from Public Service Company of Oklahoma and OG&E.
Right now
No outages reported
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.0customers without power
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.OG&E0 / 210
Indian Electric Coop, Incno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.City of Ponca City - (OK)no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Kay Electric Coopno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.City of Blackwell - (OK)no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
County outlinePublic Service Company of Oklahoma and OG&E publish totals only, not outage locations.
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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.Outages by ZIP code
0 of 7 ZIP codes have outages| ZIP | Area | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| 74601 | Ponca City / White Eagle | 0 | 104 | 0.00% |
| 74631 | Blackwell | 0 | 13 | 0.00% |
| 74632 | Braman | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 74641 | Kaw City | 0 | 17 | 0.00% |
| 74646 | Nardin | 0 | 52 | 0.00% |
| 74647 | Newkirk / Peckham | 0 | 8 | 0.00% |
| 74653 | Tonkawa / Tonkawa Tribal Housing | 0 | 38 | 0.00% |
Cities and towns
Utility counts by mailing cityi
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.| City | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| Ponca City | 0 | 101 | 0.00% |
| Blackwell | 0 | 5 | 0.00% |
| Tonkawa | 0 | 20 | 0.00% |
| Newkirk | 0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| Braman | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Nardin | 0 | 63 | 0.00% |
| Peckham | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Kay County
2014–2025 recordKay County averaged 7.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Oklahoma counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 7. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 17 hours, starting June 18, 2025.
The largest on record began June 18, 2025, with 1,846 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in July.
7.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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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.2 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.1.8 dayslongest on record (October 2020)
1,846most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| June 18, 2025 | 1,846 | 17 hours | 15,584 |
| June 5, 2024 | 1,750 | 4 hours | 6,993 |
| October 12, 2024 | 1,741 | 3 hours | 4,409 |
| June 18, 2023 | 1,734 | 2.5 hours | 2,827 |
| July 29, 2020 | 1,678 | 7.5 hours | 9,079 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
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
- Public Service Company of Oklahoma: outage map and reporting
- OG&E: 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.
Utilities
- Public Service Company of Oklahoma
- OG&E
- Indian Electric Coop, Inc no live feed
- City of Ponca City - (OK) no live feed
- Kay Electric Coop no live feed
- City of Blackwell - (OK) no live feed
- Town of Braman - (OK) no live feed
- All Oklahoma outages