Power Outages in Carroll County, KY
Kentucky Utilities Co, Owen Electric Coop Inc and Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.6 hours.
Carroll County, KY is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/carroll-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Carroll County, KY". https://massoutage.com/kentucky/carroll-county
Kentucky Utilities Co, Owen Electric Coop Inc and Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~6,353 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Kentucky Utilities Co, Owen Electric Coop Inc, Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Owen Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Carroll 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41008 | 113 | ≤11 | 92 | ≤11 |
| 41045 | 14 | ≤11 | 12 | 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 Carroll County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Carroll County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Carroll County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Carroll County went about 4.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,718 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 2017 (peak 4,718 customers out) · decade average 3.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 102 | 871 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 121 | 394 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 177 | 4,718 | 12.4 |
| 2018 | 225 | 793 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 289 | 1,712 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 225 | 1,920 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 197 | 860 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 208 | 1,638 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 178 | 729 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 259 | 908 | 6.1 |
| 2025 | 255 | 3,151 | 4.6 |
Cost of power in Carroll County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Carroll 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
- Owen Electric Coop Inc12.6¢65,069 cust
- Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY)14.0¢17,245 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 3.7 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 Carroll County: FAQ
- How often does Carroll County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Carroll County, KY logged 255 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Carroll County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,718 customers without power, beginning March 1, 2017 and lasting about 3d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Carroll County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Carroll County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Carroll County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky Utilities Co, Owen Electric Coop Inc, Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Carroll County.
41008, 41045, 41083
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 · total only | - |
| Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) | 4.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Owen Electric Coop Inc | 2.3 hrs | 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/21041 and /api/v1/counties/21041/history.