Power Outages in Boone County, KY
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Kentucky and Owen Electric Coop Inc in Boone County, KY. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.7 hours.
Boone County, KY is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/boone-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Boone County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/boone-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Kentucky and Owen Electric Coop Inc in Boone County.
100%of this county's ~63,349 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Kentucky | Live · county | 0 | 40,156 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Owen Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 26,215 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Kentucky and Owen Electric Coop 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 Boone 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41042 | 530 | 24 | 370 | ≤11 |
| 41005 | 197 | ≤11 | 134 | ≤11 |
| 41091 | 176 | ≤11 | 116 | ≤11 |
| 41094 | 147 | ≤11 | 100 | ≤11 |
| 41048 | 101 | ≤11 | 67 | ≤11 |
| 41092 | 35 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 41080 | 17 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Boone County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Boone County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Flood Watch ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Boone County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 29m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 422 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 818 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Boone County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Boone County went about 1.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,940 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 1.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 18,940 customers out) · decade average 2.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 624 | 2,420 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 545 | 3,183 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 727 | 18,940 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | 757 | 5,800 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 745 | 6,905 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 683 | 7,024 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 734 | 6,067 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 736 | 3,573 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 869 | 9,716 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 776 | 8,569 | 2.3 |
| 2025 | 636 | 2,393 | 1.7 |
Cost of power in Boone County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Boone 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.
- Duke Energy Kentucky13.9¢140,950 cust
- Owen Electric Coop Inc12.6¢65,069 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 High high winds exposure · 2.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Boone County: FAQ
- How often does Boone County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Boone County, KY logged 636 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Boone County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,940 customers without power, beginning March 1, 2017 and lasting about 3d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Boone County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Boone County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Boone County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Kentucky, Owen Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Boone County.
41005, 41042, 41048, 41080, 41091, 41092, 41094
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Electric Coop Inc | 2.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy Kentucky | 3.1 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/21015 and /api/v1/counties/21015/history.