Power Outages in Caldwell County, KY
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Kenergy Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co and Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop in Caldwell County, KY. There is no live feed for City of Princeton - (KY). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.3 hours.
Caldwell County, KY is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/caldwell-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Caldwell County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/caldwell-county
No active outages are reported by Kenergy Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co and Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop in Caldwell County.
No live feed for City of Princeton - (KY): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
41%of this county's ~9,005 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Princeton - (KY). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenergy Corp | Live · county | 0 | 1,361 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | 1,334 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 1,004 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Princeton - (KY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenergy Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co and Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop 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 Caldwell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42445 | 176 | ≤11 | 144 | ≤11 |
| 42411 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 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 Caldwell County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Caldwell County right now.
Caldwell County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Caldwell County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 365 customers out (4.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Caldwell County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Caldwell County went about 7.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,094 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 7.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 3,094 customers out) · decade average 6.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 99 | 744 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 174 | 2,705 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 231 | 784 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 211 | 907 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 420 | 1,396 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 248 | 2,230 | 3.0 |
| 2021 | 191 | 2,603 | 15.7 |
| 2022 | 244 | 2,266 | 8.6 |
| 2023 | 240 | 912 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 312 | 3,094 | 22.0 |
| 2025 | 336 | 2,314 | 7.3 |
Cost of power in Caldwell County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Caldwell 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
- Kenergy Corp16.3¢47,514 cust
- Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop13.9¢40,704 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 ice storms exposure · 6.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Caldwell County: FAQ
- How often does Caldwell County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Caldwell County, KY logged 336 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Caldwell County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,094 customers without power, beginning May 26, 2024 and lasting about 4d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Caldwell County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Caldwell County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Caldwell County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kenergy Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co, Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Caldwell County.
42411, 42445
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 · county | - |
| Kenergy Corp | 11.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Princeton - (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/21033 and /api/v1/counties/21033/history.