Power Outages in Hardin County, KY
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Hardin County, KY across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.9 hours.
Hardin County, KY is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/hardin-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hardin County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/hardin-county
100%of this county's ~55,168 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp | Live · county | 1 | 33,577 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | 23,389 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Live · county | 0 | 641 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Meade County Rural E C C | Live · county | 0 | 82 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 13 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY) | Live · county | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co, Louisville Gas & Electric Co, Meade County Rural E C C, Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp and Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (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 Hardin 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42701 | 748 | 42 | 564 | ≤11 |
| 40160 | 328 | 25 | 256 | ≤11 |
| 42724 | 112 | ≤11 | 86 | 0 |
| 40162 | 82 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 42784 | 47 | ≤11 | 35 | ≤11 |
| 42776 | 36 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 42732 | 31 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 42740 | 28 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 40121 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 42788 | ≤11 | ≤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 Hardin County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Hardin County has been under 30 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×15
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Frost Advisory ×4
- Flood Advisory ×2
Latest Hardin County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 525 customers out (0.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hardin 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 Hardin Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hardin County went about 3.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,749 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 3.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 17,749 customers out) · decade average 2.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 486 | 10,394 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 510 | 9,300 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 538 | 3,268 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 472 | 8,099 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 753 | 2,297 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 807 | 8,185 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 718 | 2,793 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 843 | 3,799 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 781 | 17,749 | 8.5 |
| 2024 | 810 | 7,796 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 758 | 9,312 | 3.9 |
Cost of power in Hardin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hardin 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
- Louisville Gas & Electric Co12.4¢388,146 cust
- Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp12.8¢36,631 cust
- Meade County Rural E C C15.3¢29,572 cust
- Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY)13.0¢25,109 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 · 2.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Hardin County: FAQ
- How often does Hardin County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hardin County, KY logged 758 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hardin County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,749 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2023 and lasting about 5d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Hardin County, KY right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Hardin County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky Utilities Co, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hardin County.
40121, 40160, 40162, 42701, 42712, 42724, 42732, 42740, 42776, 42788
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 | - |
| Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY) | 5.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co | 3.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp | 3.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Meade County Rural E C C | 7.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/21093 and /api/v1/counties/21093/history. Live data as of .