Power Outages in Hancock County, KY
Is there a power outage in Hancock County, KY right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Kenergy Corp and Meade County Rural E C C in Hancock County, KY. There is no live feed for Kentucky (statewide).
Hancock County, KY is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.2 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hancock County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/hancock-county
No active outages are reported by Kenergy Corp and Meade County Rural E C C in Hancock County.
No live feed for Kentucky (statewide): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Hancock County, KY
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No outage contact on file for Kenergy Corp, Meade County Rural E C C and Kentucky (statewide); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
95%of this county's ~5,213 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenergy Corp | Live · county | 0 | 4,920 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Meade County Rural E C C | Live · county | 0 | 17 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Kentucky (statewide) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenergy Corp and Meade County Rural E C C 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 Hancock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42351 | 61 | ≤11 | 50 | 0 |
| 42348 | 58 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤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 Hancock County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hancock County right now.
Hancock County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×15
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Hancock County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 33m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 182 customers out (3.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hancock County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hancock County went about 13.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,677 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 13.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 3,677 customers out) · decade average 6.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 103 | 639 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 213 | 1,244 | 3.7 |
| 2017 | 281 | 989 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 336 | 1,722 | 8.1 |
| 2019 | 335 | 1,133 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | 370 | 2,825 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 261 | 3,499 | 2.2 |
| 2022 | 322 | 1,681 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 355 | 3,677 | 23.8 |
| 2024 | 519 | 3,059 | 7.5 |
| 2025 | 391 | 3,620 | 13.2 |
Cost of power in Hancock County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hancock 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.
- Kenergy Corp16.3¢47,514 cust
- Meade County Rural E C C15.3¢29,572 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 6.5 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 Hancock County: FAQ
- How often does Hancock County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hancock County, KY logged 391 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hancock County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,677 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2023 and lasting about 4d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Hancock County, KY right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Kenergy Corp and Meade County Rural E C C in Hancock County, KY. There is no live feed for Kentucky (statewide).
- Which utilities serve Hancock County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kenergy Corp, Kentucky (statewide).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hancock County.
42348, 42351, 42368
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Hancock County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Kentucky →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenergy Corp | 11.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Meade County Rural E C C | 7.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| 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/21091 and /api/v1/counties/21091/history.