Power Outages in Bourbon County, KY
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Bourbon County, KY across 1 reported incident. Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp and Kentucky Utilities Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Paris - (KY) and Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.4 hours.
Bourbon County, KY is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/bourbon-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bourbon County, KY", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/bourbon-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Paris - (KY) and Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY).
0.0%of this county's ~9,793 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Paris - (KY), Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Paris - (KY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bourbon 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40361 | 334 | 15 | 275 | ≤11 |
| 40348 | 19 | ≤11 | 16 | 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 Bourbon County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Bourbon County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Bourbon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Bourbon Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bourbon County went about 8.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,496 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 8.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 4,496 customers out) · decade average 8.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 336 | 2,881 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 389 | 4,247 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | 376 | 1,869 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 363 | 2,512 | 6.9 |
| 2019 | 737 | 2,174 | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 442 | 2,426 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 401 | 1,063 | 8.9 |
| 2022 | 449 | 2,189 | 9.5 |
| 2023 | 482 | 4,496 | 24.2 |
| 2024 | 589 | 3,287 | 14.9 |
| 2025 | 537 | 1,979 | 8.4 |
Cost of power in Bourbon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bourbon 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
- Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp12.6¢61,870 cust
- Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY)13.4¢26,315 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 high winds exposure · 8.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Bourbon County: FAQ
- How often does Bourbon County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bourbon County, KY logged 537 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bourbon County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,496 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2023 and lasting about 16d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Bourbon County, KY right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Bourbon County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bourbon County.
40348, 40357, 40361
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 · total only | - |
| Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp | 7.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY) | 15.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| City of Paris - (KY) | - | No live feed | - |
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/21017 and /api/v1/counties/21017/history. Live data as of .