Electric companies in Kentucky
63 electric utilities serve Kentucky, according to US EIA-861 service-territory filings and live outage feeds. The largest by customers is Kentucky Utilities Co, with about 550,613 customers in Kentucky (US EIA-861, 2025).
Territory is filed by county, so a county can list several utilities; usually only one serves a given address, and your electric bill names it.
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Every electric utility in Kentucky
Largest first, by customers on its lines in Kentucky (US EIA-861, 2025). “Live” is whether MassOutage can see its outages.
| Utility | Type | Customers | Counties | Live | Report an outage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Investor Owned | 550,613 | 77 | Live · county | - |
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Investor Owned | 441,267 | 9 | Live · county | - |
| Kentucky Power Co | Investor Owned | 161,847 | 20 | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Duke Energy Kentucky | Investor Owned | 155,775 | 6 | Live · county | - |
| Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp | Cooperative | 77,362 | 9 | Live · county | - |
| South Kentucky Rural E C C | Cooperative | 71,930 | 11 | Live · county | - |
| Owen Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 67,902 | 9 | Live · county | - |
| Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp | Cooperative | 65,157 | 23 | Live · county | - |
| Kenergy Corp | Cooperative | 60,030 | 14 | Live · county | - |
| Salt River Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 57,946 | 10 | Live · county | - |
| Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | Cooperative | 53,548 | 15 | Live · county | - |
| Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop | Cooperative | 47,654 | 11 | Live · county | - |
| Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 39,523 | 9 | Live · county | - |
| West Kentucky Rural E C C | Cooperative | 39,271 | 6 | Live · county | - |
| City of Bowling Green - (KY) | Municipal | 32,828 | 1 | Live · county | - |
| Meade County Rural E C C | Cooperative | 31,806 | 6 | Live · county | - |
| Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation | Cooperative | 30,807 | 6 | Live · county | - |
| Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY) | Cooperative | 28,622 | 11 | No live feed | - |
| Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | Cooperative | 28,403 | 13 | Live · county | - |
| Taylor County Rural E C C | Cooperative | 28,162 | 9 | Live · county | - |
| Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY) | Cooperative | 27,225 | 11 | Live · county | - |
| City of Owensboro - (KY) | Municipal | 26,589 | 1 | Live · county | - |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) | Cooperative | 26,555 | 9 | Live · county | - |
| Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc | Cooperative | 26,255 | 8 | Live · total only | - |
| Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. | Cooperative | 24,237 | 9 | Live · county | - |
| City of Paducah - (KY) | Municipal | 22,843 | 1 | Live · county | - |
| City of Frankfort - (KY) | Municipal | 22,019 | 3 | No live feed | - |
| Licking Valley Rural E C C | Cooperative | 17,955 | 7 | Live · county | - |
| Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) | Cooperative | 17,906 | 10 | Live · county | - |
| Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 15,639 | 6 | Live · county | - |
| City of Hopkinsville | - | 12,844 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp | Cooperative | 12,533 | 8 | No live feed | - |
| Henderson City Utility Comm | Municipal | 12,183 | 1 | Outages only | - |
| Madisonville Municipal Utils | - | 8,453 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Murray - (KY) | Municipal | 7,991 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Glasgow - (KY) | Municipal | 7,688 | 1 | Live · county | - |
| City of Nicholasville - (KY) | - | 6,950 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Franklin - (KY) | - | 5,939 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Berea Municipal Utility | - | 5,350 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Mayfield Plant Board | - | 5,210 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Bardstown - (KY) | - | 4,747 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| Corbin City Utilities Comm | - | 4,273 | 2 | No live feed | - |
| Barbourville Utility Comm | - | 4,241 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Russellville - (KY) | - | 4,192 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Princeton - (KY) | Municipal | 3,802 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| Gibson Electric Members Corp | Cooperative | 3,419 | 4 | Live · county | - |
| City of Paris - (KY) | - | 3,411 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Vanceburg | - | 2,587 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Benton - (KY) | - | 2,576 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Jellico | - | 2,116 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| Williamstown Utility Comm | - | 1,713 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Fulton - (KY) | - | 1,608 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Providence - (KY) | - | 1,313 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Olive Hill - (KY) | - | 1,250 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Falmouth - (KY) | - | 1,079 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Hickman | - | 1,028 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Bardwell - (KY) | - | 488 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| City of Benham | - | 271 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | - | 16 | 1 | No live feed | - |
| Kentucky (statewide) | - | - | 32 | No live feed | - |
| LG&E and KU | - | - | 4 | No live feed | - |
| Clark County Rural E M C - (IN) | Cooperative | - | 1 | Outages only | - |
| Harrison County Rural E M C | Cooperative | - | 1 | Outages only | - |
Electric utilities by county
Each county's utilities, largest in the state first. The county name opens its live outage page.
- Adair County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, South Kentucky Rural E C C, Taylor County Rural E C C, Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY), Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)
- Anderson County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY)
- Barren County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp, Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY), Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN), City of Glasgow - (KY), Kentucky (statewide)
- Bath County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY), Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc, Kentucky (statewide)
- Bourbon County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY), City of Paris - (KY)
- Bracken County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc, Kentucky (statewide)
- Breathitt County
- Kentucky Power Co, Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Licking Valley Rural E C C, Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp
- Bullitt County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Louisville Gas & Electric Co, Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp
- Caldwell County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Kenergy Corp, Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop, City of Princeton - (KY)
- Campbell County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Duke Energy Kentucky, Owen Electric Coop Inc, Kentucky (statewide)
- Carlisle County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, West Kentucky Rural E C C, Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, Gibson Electric Members Corp, City of Bardwell - (KY)
- Casey County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, South Kentucky Rural E C C, Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Taylor County Rural E C C
- Clay County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Kentucky Power Co, Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc.
- Cumberland County
- South Kentucky Rural E C C, Taylor County Rural E C C, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)
- Edmonson County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp, Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY)
- Elliott County
- Kentucky Power Co, Licking Valley Rural E C C, Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp, Kentucky (statewide)
- Estill County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY)
- Fayette County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY), Kentucky (statewide)
- Franklin County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, City of Frankfort - (KY), Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY)
- Fulton County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Gibson Electric Members Corp, City of Fulton - (KY), City of Hickman
- Gallatin County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Duke Energy Kentucky, Owen Electric Coop Inc, Kentucky (statewide)
- Garrard County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY)
- Grant County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Duke Energy Kentucky, Owen Electric Coop Inc, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop, Williamstown Utility Comm
- Graves County
- West Kentucky Rural E C C, Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, City of Mayfield Plant Board, Gibson Electric Members Corp, Kentucky (statewide)
- Grayson County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp, Meade County Rural E C C, Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY)
- Green County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp, Taylor County Rural E C C, Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY)
- Hardin County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Louisville Gas & Electric Co, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp, Meade County Rural E C C, Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY)
- Harlan County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN), Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc., City of Benham
- Hart County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp, Taylor County Rural E C C, Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY)
- Henderson County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Kenergy Corp, Henderson City Utility Comm, Kentucky (statewide)
- Henry County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Louisville Gas & Electric Co, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY)
- Hopkins County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Kenergy Corp, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN), Madisonville Municipal Utils
- Jefferson County
- Louisville Gas & Electric Co, Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY), Kentucky (statewide), LG&E and KU
- Knox County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc., Corbin City Utilities Comm, Barbourville Utility Comm
- Larue County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp, Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY)
- Laurel County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, South Kentucky Rural E C C, Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc., Kentucky (statewide)
- Lawrence County
- Kentucky Power Co, Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp, Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp, Kentucky (statewide)
- Lewis County
- Kentucky Power Co, Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc, Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp, City of Vanceburg, Kentucky (statewide)
- Lincoln County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, South Kentucky Rural E C C, Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY)
- Livingston County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Kenergy Corp, Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop, West Kentucky Rural E C C, Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation
- Madison County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY), Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY), City of Berea Municipal Utility, Kentucky (statewide)
- Marion County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Taylor County Rural E C C
- Marshall County
- West Kentucky Rural E C C, Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, City of Benton - (KY), Tennessee Valley Authority
- Meade County
- Louisville Gas & Electric Co, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp, Meade County Rural E C C, LG&E and KU, Harrison County Rural E M C
- Mercer County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY)
- Metcalfe County
- Taylor County Rural E C C, Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY), Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)
- Montgomery County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY), Kentucky (statewide), LG&E and KU
- Morgan County
- Kentucky Power Co, Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY), Licking Valley Rural E C C, Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp
- Muhlenberg County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Kenergy Corp, Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop, Kentucky (statewide)
- Nelson County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY), City of Bardstown - (KY)
- Nicholas County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc, Kentucky (statewide)
- Ohio County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp, Kenergy Corp, Meade County Rural E C C
- Oldham County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Louisville Gas & Electric Co, Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY), Clark County Rural E M C - (IN)
- Pendleton County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Duke Energy Kentucky, Owen Electric Coop Inc, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, City of Falmouth - (KY), Kentucky (statewide)
- Pulaski County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, South Kentucky Rural E C C, Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Kentucky (statewide), LG&E and KU
- Rockcastle County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, South Kentucky Rural E C C, Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY)
- Rowan County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Kentucky Power Co, Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY), Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc, Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp
- Shelby County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Louisville Gas & Electric Co, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Salt River Electric Coop Corp, City of Frankfort - (KY), Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY), Kentucky (statewide)
- Spencer County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Louisville Gas & Electric Co, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY)
- Taylor County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp, Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Taylor County Rural E C C
- Warren County
- Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp, City of Bowling Green - (KY), Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY), Kentucky (statewide)
- Washington County
- Kentucky Utilities Co, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY)
Electric companies in Kentucky: FAQ
- How many electric companies serve Kentucky?
- 63 electric utilities serve Kentucky, according to US EIA-861 service-territory filings and live outage feeds.
- What is the largest electric company in Kentucky?
- Kentucky Utilities Co, with about 550,613 customers in Kentucky (US EIA-861, 2025).
- Which electric company serves my address in Kentucky?
- Your electric bill names it. Service territory is filed by county, so MassOutage lists the utilities serving each Kentucky county; usually only one of them serves a given address, and a utility can tell you whether it serves yours.
- Who do I call to report a power outage in Kentucky?
- Your electric utility. MassOutage has an outage phone line, report page or outage map on file for 1 of the 63 utilities serving Kentucky, listed above; for the others, check your bill or the utility's website. For a downed power line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
Live power outages in Kentucky →
Data from EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), every source we read. Service territory and customer counts are each utility's own EIA-861 filing; a utility a live outage feed has reported in a county is listed there too.