Power Outages in Johnson County, KY
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Kentucky Power Co and Licking Valley Rural E C C in Johnson County, KY. There is no live feed for Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 29.1 hours.
Johnson County, KY is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/johnson-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Johnson County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/johnson-county
No active outages are reported by Kentucky Power Co and Licking Valley Rural E C C in Johnson County.
No live feed for Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
56%of this county's ~12,331 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp. 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 Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 6,928 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Licking Valley Rural E C C | Live · county | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kentucky Power Co and Licking Valley 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 Johnson 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 (18)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41240 | 167 | ≤11 | 138 | ≤11 |
| 41222 | 83 | ≤11 | 75 | 0 |
| 41256 | 49 | ≤11 | 41 | 0 |
| 41265 | 48 | ≤11 | 36 | 0 |
| 41219 | 47 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 41255 | 35 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 41232 | 33 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 41260 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 41216 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 41268 | 22 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 41238 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 41274 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 41254 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 41257 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 41204 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 41271 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 41234 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 41226 | ≤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 Johnson County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Johnson County has been under 32 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×25
- Flood Watch ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Johnson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Johnson County went about 29.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,000 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 29.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 10,000 customers out) · decade average 16.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 227 | 2,703 | 5.8 |
| 2016 | 171 | 5,220 | 3.6 |
| 2017 | 227 | 850 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 329 | 1,456 | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 465 | 1,055 | 5.4 |
| 2020 | 547 | 2,233 | 13.5 |
| 2021 | 472 | 10,000 | 69.3 |
| 2022 | 478 | 5,379 | 21.6 |
| 2023 | 495 | 2,388 | 12.5 |
| 2024 | 508 | 1,647 | 9.1 |
| 2025 | 574 | 5,172 | 29.1 |
Cost of power in Johnson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Johnson 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 Power Co16.0¢130,322 cust
- Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp14.8¢11,521 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 Moderate winter weather exposure · 16.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Johnson County: FAQ
- How often does Johnson County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Johnson County, KY logged 574 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 29.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Johnson County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,000 customers without power, beginning February 11, 2021 and lasting about 27d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Johnson County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Johnson County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Johnson County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Johnson County.
41204, 41219, 41222, 41226, 41234, 41238, 41240, 41254, 41255, 41256, 41257, 41260, 41263, 41265, 41268, 41271, 41274
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Power Co | 15.2 hrs | Live · county | |
| Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp | 31.6 hrs | 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/21115 and /api/v1/counties/21115/history.