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Power outage history

Kentucky

7.6hours

without power for the average customer in a typical year, 2018–2025. 15th of 51.

Largest outage on record Windstorm, March 3, 2023 528,390 customers out · 23% of the state
Electricity customers 2,338,856 Across 120 counties
Worst well-recorded year 2023 15 hours without power, average customer

County by county

Where Kentucky goes dark

Hours without power for the average customer in a typical year. Hover a county; click to open it.

Fewer hours64+ h / yr

Most hours without power

  1. 1Leslie50 h
  2. 2Lawrence40 h
  3. 3Knott38 h
  4. 4Menifee32 h
  5. 5Carter28 h
  6. 6Elliott28 h
  7. 7Letcher28 h
  8. 8Martin27 h
  9. 9Lewis26 h
  10. 10Owsley23 h

Most reliable

  1. 1Taylor0.5 h
  2. 2Adair1.8 h
  3. 3Boone2.3 h
  4. 4Simpson2.3 h
  5. 5McCracken2.5 h

Year by year

Hours in the dark, statewide

0 5 10 15 20 ’15 ’16 ’17 5.6 ’18 3.2 ’19 4.6 ’20 10 ’21 5.5 ’22 15 ’23 9.7 ’24 6.9 ’25 US 6.6

The record

Kentucky's largest outages

Statewide events with at least 2% of customers, or 25,000, out at once, by peak.

BeganStormPeak outShare
Mar 3, 2023 Windstorm 528,390 22.6%
Sep 27, 2024 Hurricane Helene 225,780 9.7%
May 26, 2024 Thunderstorms 213,505 9.1%
May 16, 2025 Thunderstorms 170,683 7.3%
Feb 15, 2021 Ice storm 153,221 6.6%
Jun 25, 2023 Thunderstorms 136,215 5.8%
Nov 15, 2018 Ice storm 130,532 5.6%
Jul 20, 2018 Thunderstorms 125,112 5.3%
Jan 5, 2025 Winter storm 101,637 4.3%
Dec 11, 2021 Tornadoes 99,575 4.3%
Mar 1, 2017 Thunderstorms 98,057 4.2%
Jun 17, 2022 Thunderstorms 76,981 3.3%

Every county

All 120 counties

CountyHours / yrMajor outages since 2018Customers
Leslie 50 91 5,295
Lawrence 40 29 8,553
Knott 38 64 7,061
Menifee 32 99 3,601
Carter 28 16 12,835
Elliott 28 21 4,390
Letcher 28 32 11,069
Martin 27 95 6,097
Lewis 26 66 5,886
Owsley 23 56 2,420
Trigg 23 91 6,398
Woodford 23 24 12,322
Perry 23 15 16,228
Lee 23 54 3,961
Johnson 21 19 12,834
Breathitt 20 40 7,915
Todd 20 58 5,306
Boyd 18 10 27,789
Robertson 17 83 1,161
Edmonson 16 53 6,505
Hickman 16 83 2,285
Jackson 16 27 7,104
Pike 16 13 31,507
Floyd 15 16 20,057
Clinton 15 48 6,743

Who keeps the lights on

Utilities in Kentucky

Reliability and residential price as reported to the EIA for the latest year. Outage minutes include major storm days.

UtilityTypeOutage min / yrExcl. major storms¢/kWhCustomers
Kentucky Utilities Co Investor Owned 197 89 11.9 454k
Louisville Gas & Electric Co Investor Owned 228 94 12.4 388k
Duke Energy Kentucky Investor Owned 184 98 13.9 141k
Kentucky Power Co Investor Owned 911 376 15.9 130k
South Kentucky Rural E C C Cooperative 1,368 314 13.6 65k
Owen Electric Coop Inc Cooperative 135 103 12.6 65k
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp Cooperative 426 255 12.6 62k
Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp Cooperative 476 159 12.7 62k
Salt River Electric Coop Corp Cooperative 512 126 10.9 54k
Jackson Energy Coop Corp Cooperative 915 334 14.8 50k
Kenergy Corp Cooperative 691 155 16.3 48k
Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop Cooperative 986 246 13.9 41k
Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp Cooperative 199 51 12.8 37k
West Kentucky Rural E C C Cooperative 380 265 14.2 32k
Meade County Rural E C C Cooperative 446 129 15.3 30k