Power Outages in Crittenden County, KY
Kenergy Corp and Kentucky Utilities Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.7 hours.
Crittenden County, KY is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Crittenden County, KY". https://massoutage.com/kentucky/crittenden-county
Kenergy Corp and Kentucky Utilities Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~5,400 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Kenergy Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenergy Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Crittenden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42064 | 191 | 13 | 160 | ≤11 |
| 42037 | ≤11 | 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 Crittenden County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Crittenden 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 Crittenden County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 262 customers out (4.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Crittenden County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Crittenden County went about 13.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,863 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 13.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,521 customers out) · decade average 4.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 112 | 385 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 158 | 2,863 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 290 | 2,513 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 309 | 2,547 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | 375 | 2,428 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 230 | 2,300 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 210 | 898 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 297 | 2,602 | 7.4 |
| 2023 | 289 | 811 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 304 | 2,704 | 4.6 |
| 2025 | 439 | 2,521 | 13.7 |
Cost of power in Crittenden County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Crittenden 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
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 · 4.5 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 Crittenden County: FAQ
- How often does Crittenden County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Crittenden County, KY logged 439 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Crittenden County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,863 customers without power, beginning March 31, 2016 and lasting about 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Crittenden County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Crittenden County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Crittenden County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kenergy Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Crittenden County.
42037, 42064
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 | - |
| Kenergy Corp | 11.5 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/21055 and /api/v1/counties/21055/history.