Power Outages in Breckinridge County, KY
Is there a power outage in Breckinridge County, KY right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 15:20 UTC, no outages are reported by Meade County Rural E C C, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp and Kenergy Corp in Breckinridge County, KY.
Breckinridge County, KY is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.6 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:20 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Breckinridge County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:20 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/breckinridge-county
No active outages are reported by Meade County Rural E C C, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp and Kenergy Corp in Breckinridge County.
Report an outage in Breckinridge County, KY
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Kenergy Corp, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp and Meade County Rural E C C; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
98%of this county's ~15,401 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meade County Rural E C C | Live · county | 0 | 15,115 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 33 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Kenergy Corp | Live · county | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Meade County Rural E C C, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp and Kenergy Corp 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 Breckinridge 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40143 | 101 | ≤11 | 72 | 0 |
| 40146 | 75 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 40119 | 44 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 40144 | 27 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 40111 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 40152 | 22 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 40140 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 40176 | 17 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 40115 | 17 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 40145 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 40178 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 40171 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 40170 | ≤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 Breckinridge County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Breckinridge County right now.
Breckinridge County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×15
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Frost Advisory ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
Latest Breckinridge County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 693 customers out (4.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 693 customers out (4.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Breckinridge County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Breckinridge County went about 4.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,323 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 4.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 4,323 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 110 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 21 | 104 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 99 | 504 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 320 | 1,044 | 4.0 |
| 2021 | 334 | 1,328 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 369 | 923 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 485 | 4,323 | 9.7 |
| 2024 | 525 | 2,971 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 572 | 3,451 | 4.6 |
Cost of power in Breckinridge County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Breckinridge 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.
- Kenergy Corp16.3¢47,514 cust
- Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp12.8¢36,631 cust
- Meade County Rural E C C15.3¢29,572 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 2.7 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 Breckinridge County: FAQ
- How often does Breckinridge County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Breckinridge County, KY logged 572 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Breckinridge County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,323 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2023 and lasting about 5d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Breckinridge County, KY right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 15:20 UTC, no outages are reported by Meade County Rural E C C, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp and Kenergy Corp in Breckinridge County, KY.
- Which utilities serve Breckinridge County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kenergy Corp, Meade County Rural E C C, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Breckinridge County.
40111, 40115, 40119, 40140, 40143, 40144, 40145, 40146, 40152, 40170, 40171, 40176, 40178
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Breckinridge County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Kentucky →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenergy Corp | 11.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp | 3.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Meade County Rural E C C | 7.4 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/21027 and /api/v1/counties/21027/history.