Power Outages in Hopkins County, KY
Is there a power outage in Hopkins County, KY right now? Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 19:45 UTC, Kentucky Utilities Co and Kenergy Corp report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Hopkins County, KY. There is no live feed for Madisonville Municipal Utils.
Hopkins County, KY is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.0 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/hopkins-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 19:45 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hopkins County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 19:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/hopkins-county
Kentucky Utilities Co and Kenergy Corp list 1 small outage in Hopkins County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
No live feed for Madisonville Municipal Utils: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Hopkins County, KY
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Kentucky Utilities Co, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN), Kenergy Corp and Madisonville Municipal Utils; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
68%of this county's ~24,606 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Madisonville Municipal Utils. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | 12,479 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (below reporting minimum) | 2 | - | |
| Kenergy Corp | Live · county | 0 | 4,303 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madisonville Municipal Utils | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kentucky Utilities Co and Kenergy 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 Hopkins 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42431 | 365 | 21 | 286 | ≤11 |
| 42408 | 124 | ≤11 | 99 | ≤11 |
| 42442 | 51 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 42413 | 36 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 42410 | 28 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 42464 | 23 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 42436 | 23 | ≤11 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 42441 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 42453 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 42440 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Hopkins County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hopkins County right now.
Hopkins County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Hopkins County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 279 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,600 customers out (7.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hopkins County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hopkins County went about 4.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,493 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 4.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 9,493 customers out) · decade average 7.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 533 | 2,773 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 569 | 3,881 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 591 | 5,050 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 572 | 3,584 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 746 | 2,508 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 644 | 1,837 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 580 | 9,493 | 33.5 |
| 2022 | 678 | 5,036 | 7.0 |
| 2023 | 690 | 6,847 | 6.6 |
| 2024 | 713 | 9,292 | 22.5 |
| 2025 | 639 | 3,597 | 4.0 |
Cost of power in Hopkins County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hopkins 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
- Kenergy Corp16.3¢47,514 cust
- Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)13.1¢20,632 cust
- Madisonville Municipal Utils11.9¢6,923 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.
Very High ice storms exposure · 7.8 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 Hopkins County: FAQ
- How often does Hopkins County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hopkins County, KY logged 639 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hopkins County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,493 customers without power, beginning December 11, 2021 and lasting about 10d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Hopkins County, KY right now?
- Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 19:45 UTC, Kentucky Utilities Co and Kenergy Corp report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Hopkins County, KY. There is no live feed for Madisonville Municipal Utils.
- Which utilities serve Hopkins County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kenergy Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hopkins County.
42408, 42410, 42413, 42431, 42436, 42440, 42441, 42442, 42453, 42464
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 Hopkins County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Kentucky →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | 3.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) | 8.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Kenergy Corp | 11.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Madisonville Municipal Utils | - | 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/21107 and /api/v1/counties/21107/history.