Power Outages in Kenton County, KY
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Kentucky and Owen Electric Coop Inc in Kenton County, KY. There is no live feed for Kentucky (statewide). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.2 hours.
Kenton County, KY is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/kenton-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kenton County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/kenton-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Kentucky and Owen Electric Coop Inc in Kenton County.
No live feed for Kentucky (statewide): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~80,887 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Kentucky | Live · county | 0 | 68,015 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Owen Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 14,412 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Kentucky (statewide) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Kentucky and Owen Electric Coop Inc 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 Kenton 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41017 | 311 | 19 | 208 | ≤11 |
| 41018 | 273 | ≤11 | 198 | ≤11 |
| 41051 | 251 | ≤11 | 173 | ≤11 |
| 41015 | 236 | ≤11 | 179 | ≤11 |
| 41011 | 234 | ≤11 | 165 | ≤11 |
| 41014 | 60 | ≤11 | 48 | ≤11 |
| 41016 | 56 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 41063 | 45 | 0 | 27 | 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 Kenton County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Kenton County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Flood Watch ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Kenton County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,343 customers out (1.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Kenton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Covingtonno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kenton County went about 3.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,615 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 3.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 9,670 customers out) · decade average 3.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 757 | 8,280 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 722 | 6,542 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | 743 | 10,615 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 802 | 8,821 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | 814 | 7,281 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 821 | 6,345 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 848 | 5,691 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 828 | 9,670 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 842 | 5,821 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 851 | 5,600 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 762 | 5,030 | 3.2 |
Cost of power in Kenton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kenton 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.
- Duke Energy Kentucky13.9¢140,950 cust
- Owen Electric Coop Inc12.6¢65,069 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 high winds exposure · 3.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Kenton County: FAQ
- How often does Kenton County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kenton County, KY logged 762 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kenton County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,615 customers without power, beginning August 11, 2017 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Kenton County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Kenton County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Kenton County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Kentucky, Kentucky (statewide), Owen Electric Coop Inc.
Covington. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Kenton County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kenton County.
41011, 41014, 41015, 41016, 41017, 41018, 41051, 41063
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Electric Coop Inc | 2.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy Kentucky | 3.1 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/21117 and /api/v1/counties/21117/history.