Power Outages in Graves County, KY
As of October 19, 2026 05:10 UTC, no outages are reported by West Kentucky Rural E C C, Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation and Gibson Electric Members Corp in Graves County, KY. There is no live feed for City of Mayfield Plant Board and Kentucky (statewide). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.1 hours.
Graves County, KY is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/graves-county
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- October 19, 2026 05:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Graves County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 05:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/graves-county
No active outages are reported by West Kentucky Rural E C C, Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation and Gibson Electric Members Corp in Graves County.
No live feed for City of Mayfield Plant Board and Kentucky (statewide): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
75%of this county's ~19,830 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Mayfield Plant Board, Kentucky (statewide). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Kentucky Rural E C C | Live · county | 0 | 12,413 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation | Live · county | 0 | 2,444 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Gibson Electric Members Corp | Live · county | 0 | 49 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Mayfield Plant Board | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky (statewide) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
West Kentucky Rural E C C, Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation and Gibson Electric Members Corp 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 Graves 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42066 | 378 | 19 | 310 | ≤11 |
| 42051 | 56 | ≤11 | 45 | 0 |
| 42088 | 42 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 42027 | 39 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 42082 | 38 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 42069 | 21 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 42079 | 18 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 42040 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 42085 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤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 Graves County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Graves County right now.
Graves County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×14
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Graves County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Graves County went about 5.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,963 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 5.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 11,347 customers out) · decade average 4.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 55 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 433 | 3,625 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 623 | 2,491 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 587 | 7,634 | 5.7 |
| 2020 | 519 | 3,205 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 586 | 6,831 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 588 | 2,774 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 471 | 5,822 | 6.3 |
| 2024 | 712 | 11,347 | 10.0 |
| 2025 | 648 | 13,963 | 5.1 |
Cost of power in Graves County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Graves 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.
- West Kentucky Rural E C C14.2¢32,248 cust
- Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation17.7¢23,989 cust
- City of Mayfield Plant Board13.9¢4,351 cust
- Gibson Electric Members Corp14.0¢2,531 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 · 4.1 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 Graves County: FAQ
- How often does Graves County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Graves County, KY logged 648 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Graves County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,963 customers without power, beginning January 22, 2025 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Graves County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Graves County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Graves County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, Kentucky (statewide), West Kentucky Rural E C C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Graves County.
42027, 42039, 42040, 42051, 42061, 42066, 42069, 42079, 42082, 42085, 42088
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Kentucky Rural E C C | 6.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation | 6.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Kentucky (statewide) | - | No live feed | - |
| Gibson Electric Members Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Mayfield Plant Board | - | 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/21083 and /api/v1/counties/21083/history.