Power Outages in Carter County, KY
Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp and Kentucky Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Olive Hill - (KY). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.3 hours.
Carter County, KY is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/carter-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Carter County, KY". https://massoutage.com/kentucky/carter-county
Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp and Kentucky Power Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Olive Hill - (KY): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~12,957 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Olive Hill - (KY). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp, Kentucky Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Olive Hill - (KY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Carter 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41143 | 355 | 13 | 312 | ≤11 |
| 41164 | 325 | 21 | 265 | ≤11 |
| 41132 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Carter County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Carter County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Flood Watch ×1
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Carter County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 13m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 185 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 49m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 929 customers out (7.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 249 customers out (1.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Carter County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Carter County went about 5.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,506 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 5.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 11,506 customers out) · decade average 23.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 298 | 5,868 | 18.4 |
| 2016 | 281 | 2,557 | 5.5 |
| 2017 | 333 | 956 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 498 | 2,507 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 589 | 2,136 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | 634 | 1,414 | 9.0 |
| 2021 | 611 | 11,506 | 152.8 |
| 2022 | 670 | 3,243 | 8.0 |
| 2023 | 580 | 3,569 | 9.8 |
| 2024 | 599 | 5,888 | 33.1 |
| 2025 | 604 | 1,405 | 5.3 |
Cost of power in Carter County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Carter 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 Power Co16.0¢130,322 cust
- Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp16.0¢14,471 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 Low ice storms exposure · 23.1 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 Carter County: FAQ
- How often does Carter County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Carter County, KY logged 604 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Carter County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,506 customers without power, beginning February 10, 2021 and lasting about 21d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Carter County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Carter County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Carter County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp, Kentucky Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Carter County.
41132, 41142, 41143, 41146, 41164, 41181
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Power Co | 15.2 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp | 39.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Olive Hill - (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/21043 and /api/v1/counties/21043/history.