Power Outages in Calloway County, KY
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 16 customers are without power in Calloway County, KY across 1 reported incident. West Kentucky Rural E C C publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Murray - (KY), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
Calloway County, KY is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/calloway-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Calloway County, KY", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/calloway-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Murray - (KY).
0.0%of this county's ~21,707 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Murray - (KY). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: West Kentucky Rural E C C.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Kentucky Rural E C C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Murray - (KY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Calloway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42071 | 437 | 16 | 335 | ≤11 |
| 42020 | 38 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 42076 | 29 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 42049 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 42036 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 42054 | 12 | 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 Calloway County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Calloway County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Latest Calloway County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 525 customers out (2.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Calloway 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 Calloway Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Calloway County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,654 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 4.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 8,654 customers out) · decade average 5.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 387 | 2,689 | 3.0 |
| 2018 | 408 | 6,116 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 461 | 6,130 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 395 | 1,352 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 483 | 8,627 | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 494 | 5,867 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 386 | 5,597 | 7.0 |
| 2024 | 618 | 8,654 | 15.3 |
| 2025 | 634 | 6,930 | 4.8 |
Cost of power in Calloway County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Calloway 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.
- West Kentucky Rural E C C14.2¢32,248 cust
- City of Murray - (KY)14.3¢6,187 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 · 5.1 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 Calloway County: FAQ
- How often does Calloway County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Calloway County, KY logged 634 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Calloway County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,654 customers without power, beginning May 26, 2024 and lasting about 4d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Calloway County, KY right now?
- Yes, about 16 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Calloway County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include West Kentucky Rural E C C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Calloway County.
42020, 42036, 42049, 42054, 42071, 42076
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Kentucky Rural E C C | 6.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Murray - (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/21035 and /api/v1/counties/21035/history. Live data as of .