Power Out Map

Investor Owned utility · · MO

Empire District Electric Co

In 2025, the average Empire District Electric Co customer in Missouri was without power for 167 minutes (2.8 hours), about the same as the median Missouri utility.

Outage minutes per customer 167min 2025, including major storms
Excluding major storm days 110min The everyday reliability of the network
Outages per customer a year 1.10 SAIFI, 2025
Residential price 14.8¢/kWh 2025 · Missouri median 13.5¢

Reliability

Minutes in the dark, year by year

Average minutes without power per customer in Missouri (SAIDI), with and without major event days, against the median Missouri utility.

0 100 200 300 400 20182019202020212022202320242025 All days 167 No major storms 110 MO median 173

Price

Residential cents per kWh

Revenue from full-service residential customers divided by their sales, as reported to the EIA.

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 20182019202020212022202320242025 This utility 14.8 MO median 13.5

Territory

Counties served

Counties where Empire District Electric Co reports customers. Open one for its full outage history.

Arkansas

Benton

Kansas

CherokeeLabette

Missouri

BarryBartonCedarChristianDadeDallasGreeneHickoryJasperLawrenceMcDonaldPolkSt. ClairStoneTaney

Oklahoma

CraigDelawareOttawa

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2018–2025. Reliability uses the IEEE 1366 standard where the utility reports it. Residential customers in 2025: 161,373.