Power Outages in Franklin County, KY
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co and Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) in Franklin County, KY. There is no live feed for City of Frankfort - (KY). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
Franklin County, KY is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/franklin-county
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- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Franklin County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/franklin-county
No active outages are reported by Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co and Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) in Franklin County.
No live feed for City of Frankfort - (KY): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
25%of this county's ~27,815 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Frankfort - (KY). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 3,582 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | 3,458 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) | Live · county | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Frankfort - (KY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co and Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Franklin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40601 | 999 | 27 | 807 | ≤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 Franklin County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Franklin County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Frost Advisory ×4
Hardest-hit cities in Franklin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Franklin County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,545 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 4.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 4,545 customers out) · decade average 3.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 231 | 773 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 302 | 1,573 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 315 | 1,673 | 2.1 |
| 2018 | 329 | 4,052 | 4.5 |
| 2019 | 733 | 1,744 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 320 | 1,668 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 376 | 1,682 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 412 | 2,959 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 448 | 4,545 | 10.5 |
| 2024 | 663 | 3,186 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 780 | 3,193 | 4.8 |
Cost of power in Franklin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Franklin 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
- Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp12.6¢61,870 cust
- City of Frankfort - (KY)11.1¢17,258 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 High high winds exposure · 3.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Franklin County: FAQ
- How often does Franklin County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Franklin County, KY logged 780 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Franklin County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,545 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2023 and lasting about 6d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Franklin County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Franklin County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Franklin County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Franklin County.
40601
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 · county | - |
| Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp | 7.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) | 4.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Frankfort - (KY) | 1.4 hrs | 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/21073 and /api/v1/counties/21073/history.