Power Outages in Fayette County, KY
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 14 customers are without power in Fayette County, KY across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
Fayette County, KY is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Fayette County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×6
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Fayette 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 Fayette Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Fayette County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 111,273 customers.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 52,488 customers out) · decade average 5.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,046 | 16,900 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 1,127 | 7,462 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 1,069 | 5,509 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 992 | 58,693 | 11.1 |
| 2019 | 769 | 22,362 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 934 | 10,762 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 855 | 11,702 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 920 | 18,507 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 659 | 52,488 | 26.0 |
| 2024 | 245 | 40,101 | 11.2 |
| 2025 | 461 | 111,273 | 2.7 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 5.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Fayette County: FAQ
- How often does Fayette County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Fayette County, KY logged 461 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Fayette County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 111,273 customers without power, beginning November 12, 2025 and lasting about 9h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Fayette County, KY right now?
- Yes — about 14 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Fayette County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky (statewide).
Lexington-Fayette. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Fayette County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Fayette County.
40502, 40503, 40504, 40505, 40507, 40508, 40509, 40510, 40511, 40513, 40514, 40515, 40516, 40517, 40526, 40536
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky (statewide) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/21067 and /api/v1/counties/21067/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kentucky customers). Live data as of .