Power Outages in Bell County, KY
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Kentucky Utilities Co and Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. in Bell County, KY. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.9 hours.
Bell County, KY is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/bell-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bell County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/bell-county
No active outages are reported by Kentucky Utilities Co and Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. in Bell County.
98%of this county's ~14,267 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | 13,106 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. | Live · county | 0 | 827 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Kentucky Utilities Co and Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bell Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40965 | 419 | 17 | 374 | ≤11 |
| 40977 | 266 | ≤11 | 246 | 0 |
| 40902 | 32 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 40939 | 27 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 40813 | 22 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 40988 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 40856 | 21 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 40958 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 40913 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 40845 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Bell County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Bell County has been under 57 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×20
- Flash Flood Warning ×15
- Flood Advisory ×11
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Bell County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 349 customers out (2.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 150 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Bell County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bell County went about 9.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,312 customers.
The US EIA reports Kentucky utilities averaged 6.6 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 9.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 3,773 customers out) · decade average 7.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 466 | 3,873 | 2.9 |
| 2016 | 562 | 4,710 | 5.8 |
| 2017 | 552 | 2,718 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | 559 | 3,858 | 4.5 |
| 2019 | 673 | 2,312 | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 595 | 3,794 | 9.1 |
| 2021 | 592 | 4,899 | 8.9 |
| 2022 | 583 | 2,862 | 7.4 |
| 2023 | 593 | 2,860 | 8.7 |
| 2024 | 650 | 3,773 | 13.0 |
| 2025 | 658 | 7,312 | 9.9 |
Cost of power in Bell County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bell County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Kentucky Utilities Co11.9¢454,021 cust
- Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc.13.1¢22,506 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 7.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Bell County: FAQ
- How often does Bell County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bell County, KY logged 658 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bell County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,312 customers without power, beginning November 12, 2025 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Bell County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Bell County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Bell County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc., Kentucky Utilities Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bell County.
40813, 40845, 40856, 40902, 40913, 40939, 40940, 40958, 40965, 40977, 40988
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | 3.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. | 15.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kentucky customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/21013 and /api/v1/counties/21013/history.