Power Outages in Jackson County, KY
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp and Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.2 hours.
Jackson County, KY is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jackson County, KY". https://massoutage.com/kentucky/jackson-county
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp and Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY) publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~7,737 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jackson 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40447 | 198 | ≤11 | 171 | ≤11 |
| 40402 | 81 | ≤11 | 67 | 0 |
| 40486 | 60 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 40481 | 15 | 0 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 40434 | ≤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 Jackson County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Jackson County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×20
- Flood Watch ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Jackson 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: 161 customers out (2.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Jackson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jackson County went about 9.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,894 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 9.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 5,910 customers out) · decade average 10.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 38 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 19 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 487 | 766 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 138 | 1,547 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 401 | 5,910 | 62.3 |
| 2022 | 498 | 1,165 | 6.3 |
| 2023 | 399 | 6,894 | 19.9 |
| 2024 | 420 | 1,742 | 9.7 |
| 2025 | 422 | 1,422 | 9.2 |
Cost of power in Jackson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jackson 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.
- Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp12.6¢61,870 cust
- Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY)14.8¢49,590 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 Low high winds exposure · 10.1 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 Jackson County: FAQ
- How often does Jackson County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jackson County, KY logged 422 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jackson County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,894 customers without power, beginning April 11, 2023 and lasting about 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Jackson County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jackson County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Jackson County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jackson County.
40402, 40434, 40447, 40481, 40486
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp | 7.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | 15.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
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/21109 and /api/v1/counties/21109/history.