Power Outages in Breathitt County, KY
Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Kentucky Power Co and Licking Valley Rural E C C publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 27.3 hours.
Breathitt County, KY is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Breathitt County, KY". https://massoutage.com/kentucky/breathitt-county
Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Kentucky Power Co and Licking Valley Rural E C C publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,173 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Kentucky Power Co, Licking Valley Rural E C C.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Licking Valley Rural E C C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Breathitt 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41339 | 341 | 38 | 315 | 0 |
| 41348 | 30 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 41385 | 28 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 41390 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 41366 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 41317 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Breathitt County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Breathitt County has been under 33 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×25
- Flood Watch ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
Latest Breathitt County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 419 customers out (5.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Breathitt County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Breathitt County went about 27.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,078 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 27.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 3,078 customers out) · decade average 18.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 218 | 1,573 | 19.8 |
| 2016 | 227 | 2,840 | 15.5 |
| 2017 | 233 | 2,053 | 13.3 |
| 2018 | 310 | 1,001 | 6.7 |
| 2019 | 332 | 921 | 10.1 |
| 2020 | 327 | 1,950 | 17.1 |
| 2021 | 314 | 1,867 | 16.7 |
| 2022 | 452 | 3,078 | 52.1 |
| 2023 | 452 | 2,804 | 16.2 |
| 2024 | 477 | 1,786 | 13.6 |
| 2025 | 477 | 2,662 | 27.3 |
Cost of power in Breathitt County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Breathitt 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 Power Co16.0¢130,322 cust
- Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY)14.8¢49,590 cust
- Licking Valley Rural E C C15.2¢16,861 cust
- Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp14.8¢11,521 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 Low high winds exposure · 18.9 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 Breathitt County: FAQ
- How often does Breathitt County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Breathitt County, KY logged 477 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 27.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Breathitt County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,078 customers without power, beginning July 27, 2022 and lasting about 15d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Breathitt County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Breathitt County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Breathitt County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky Power Co, Licking Valley Rural E C C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Breathitt County.
41310, 41317, 41339, 41348, 41366, 41385, 41390
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Power Co | 15.2 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | 15.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp | 31.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Licking Valley Rural E C C | - | Live · total only | - |
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/21025 and /api/v1/counties/21025/history.