The short answer
TAKKEL supports utilities and utility contractors in Kansas with storm event dashboards, field-to-office capture, closeout and billing automation, and technical staff. In 2024, Kansas customers averaged 285.6 minutes without power, less than the national average of 611.3 minutes, and about 64% of that time came from major events, according to EIA.
Kansas reliability at a glance
These figures come from utility reports to the U.S. Energy Information Administration for Kansas.
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Average outage time per Kansas customer in 2024 including major events (285.6 minutes), compared with 10.2 hours nationally. U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Annual Table 11.3
| Metric | Kansas 2024 | Kansas 2023 | U.S. 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outage minutes per customer, all events | 285.6 | 283.1 | 611.3 |
| Outage minutes per customer, without major events | 103.6 | 101.7 | 126 |
| Interruptions per customer, all events | 1.51 | 1.32 | 1.52 |
| Minutes per interruption, all events | 189.7 | Not shown | 401.9 |
What drives outage time in Kansas
About 64% of Kansas’s 2024 outage time came from major events, so the busiest weeks for Kansas crews and contractors are also the hardest to plan. That makes storm documentation, crew tracking, and fast closeout the work that protects margin in Kansas.
Kansas held fairly steady year over year, at 283.1 minutes in 2023 and 285.6 minutes in 2024. Without major events, Kansas averaged 103.6 minutes in 2024, close to the U.S. figure of 126 minutes. Crews working in Kansas also contend with tornadoes, high winds, hail, and ice storms across long rural feeders.
Kansas next to its neighbors
Kansas logged more outage time in 2024 than 3 of its 4 neighboring states. Ranks for Kansas and its neighbors run from 1st to 50th, where 1st means the most outage minutes.
| State | All events (min) | Without major events (min) | Rank of 50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 285.6 | 103.6 | 25th |
| Missouri | 224.3 | 106 | 34th |
| Colorado | 255.1 | 119 | 32nd |
| Oklahoma | 270.9 | 119.6 | 30th |
| Nebraska | 641.7 | 73.6 | 12th |
Where TAKKEL helps utility work in Kansas
Storm event dashboard
Crews, costs and documentation for every event.
Closeout and billing automation
Invoice packages built while the work happens.
Field-to-office capture
Time, equipment and photos captured once.
Surge technical staffing
Developers and analysts when volume spikes.
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How an engagement starts
We start with your last major event in Kansas: how crews, hours, and documentation moved from the field to the invoice, and where the delays piled up.
From there we build the first piece, often a storm dashboard or a closeout checklist, around the way your Kansas teams already work. TAKKEL’s leadership comes from power and storm operations, so the conversation starts in your vocabulary. See how we work.
Frequently asked questions
How long were Kansas customers without power in 2024?
EIA data shows Kansas customers averaged 285.6 minutes without power in 2024, about 4.8 hours, including major events. That compares with 283.1 minutes in Kansas in 2023 and a U.S. average of 611.3 minutes in 2024. Excluding major events, the Kansas figure was 103.6 minutes.
What share of Kansas outage time came from major events?
About 64% of Kansas’s 2024 outage minutes came from major events, based on EIA figures with and without them (285.6 versus 103.6 minutes). In Kansas, that makes storm season the main driver of crew workload, documentation volume, and billing risk.
How does Kansas compare with neighboring states?
Kansas recorded 285.6 outage minutes per customer in 2024. Among Kansas’s neighbors, Missouri had the lowest figure at 224.3 minutes and Nebraska the highest at 641.7 minutes. Kansas ranked 25th of 50 states, where 1st means the most outage time.
What weather and terrain challenges affect utility work in Kansas?
Utility crews in Kansas deal with tornadoes, high winds, hail, and ice storms across long rural feeders. Those conditions shape how Kansas utilities and contractors plan staffing, stage equipment, and document work. The EIA figures above show how much of that risk became customer outage time that year.
How does TAKKEL support utility work in Kansas?
TAKKEL builds storm event dashboards, field-to-office capture, and closeout and billing automation, and provides technical staff for utilities and contractors in Kansas. Most of the work runs remotely, with on-site time when it helps. Each engagement starts with a working session on one problem your team wants solved.
