Power Outages in Butler County, KY
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Butler County, KY across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
Butler County, KY is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Butler County right now.
Butler County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Watch on July 12, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×6
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Butler 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 Butler Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Butler County went about 5.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,572 customers.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 6,572 customers out) · decade average 9.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10 | 74 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 291 | 5,972 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 380 | 5,977 | 3.7 |
| 2019 | 616 | 940 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 453 | 2,961 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 426 | 1,060 | 3.4 |
| 2022 | 470 | 6,312 | 7.9 |
| 2023 | 456 | 6,572 | 51.8 |
| 2024 | 437 | 3,509 | 13.8 |
| 2025 | 455 | 3,053 | 5.6 |
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 9.6 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 Butler County: FAQ
- How often does Butler County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Butler County, KY logged 455 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Butler County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,572 customers without power, beginning June 26, 2023 and lasting about 2d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Butler County, KY right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Butler County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky (statewide).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Butler County.
42252, 42261, 42273, 42275
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky (statewide) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/21031 and /api/v1/counties/21031/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kentucky customers). Live data as of .