Kansas City-area utility companies initiate controlled outages
The extreme, record-breaking cold forced power companies into rolling controlled outages Monday as demand exceeded supply.
By: Sam Hartle , Tod Palmer , Hailey Godburn , Andy Alcock
Posted at 12:44 PM, Feb 15, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-15 19:38:49-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Thousands of Kansas City-area homes and businesses were without power for a half-hour or more Monday as the regional energy suppliers were ordered to enact controlled outages across the Midwest with demand outpacing power generation capacity for the Southwest Power Pool amid record-breaking cold temperatures.
For Evergy customers, starting at 12:15 p.m. Monday, the utility company turned off power to approximately 60,000 customers for a half-hour to help conserve power and reduce stress on the regional energy grid.