Power Outages in Clark County, KY
Kentucky Utilities Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY) and Kentucky (statewide). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.8 hours.
Clark County, KY is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Clark County, KY". https://massoutage.com/kentucky/clark-county
Kentucky Utilities Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY) and Kentucky (statewide): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~19,189 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY), Kentucky (statewide). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Kentucky Utilities Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky (statewide) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Clark 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40391 | 760 | 43 | 636 | ≤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 Clark County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Clark County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Clark County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 136 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,357 customers out (7.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Clark County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Clark County went about 5.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,660 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 5.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 6,423 customers out) · decade average 3.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 438 | 3,174 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 495 | 5,682 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 484 | 2,191 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 467 | 3,818 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 698 | 2,368 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 450 | 4,946 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 428 | 6,423 | 9.4 |
| 2022 | 442 | 1,493 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 391 | 5,261 | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 586 | 3,696 | 8.6 |
| 2025 | 565 | 11,660 | 5.8 |
Cost of power in Clark County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Clark 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
- Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY)13.4¢26,315 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 · 3.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Clark County: FAQ
- How often does Clark County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Clark County, KY logged 565 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Clark County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,660 customers without power, beginning November 12, 2025 and lasting about 7h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Clark County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Clark County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Clark County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky (statewide), Kentucky Utilities Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Clark County.
40391
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 | - |
| Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY) | 15.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Kentucky (statewide) | - | 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/21049 and /api/v1/counties/21049/history.