Power Outages in Knox County, KY
Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. and Kentucky Utilities Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Barbourville Utility Comm and Corbin City Utilities Comm. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.9 hours.
Knox County, KY is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/knox-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Knox County, KY". https://massoutage.com/kentucky/knox-county
Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. and Kentucky Utilities Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Barbourville Utility Comm and Corbin City Utilities Comm: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~16,716 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Barbourville Utility Comm, Corbin City Utilities Comm. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc., Kentucky Utilities Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barbourville Utility Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Corbin City Utilities Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Knox 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40906 | 335 | 13 | 292 | ≤11 |
| 40734 | 117 | ≤11 | 105 | 0 |
| 40935 | 103 | ≤11 | 93 | ≤11 |
| 40771 | 54 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 40915 | 50 | ≤11 | 49 | 0 |
| 40903 | 33 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 40943 | 26 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 40923 | 26 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 40953 | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 40949 | 15 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 40997 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 40995 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 40946 | ≤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 Knox County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Knox County has been under 44 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×25
- Flood Advisory ×9
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Flood Watch ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Knox County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 210 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 1m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 210 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 157 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 377 customers out (2.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Knox County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Knox County went about 10.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,744 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 10.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 5,744 customers out) · decade average 5.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 182 | 911 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 235 | 2,295 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 200 | 507 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 234 | 1,229 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 627 | 1,526 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 566 | 5,744 | 15.2 |
| 2021 | 566 | 4,005 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 624 | 2,521 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 554 | 2,610 | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 583 | 3,263 | 8.8 |
| 2025 | 536 | 4,227 | 10.9 |
Cost of power in Knox County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Knox 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
- Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc.13.1¢22,506 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 high winds exposure · 5.0 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 Knox County: FAQ
- How often does Knox County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Knox County, KY logged 536 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Knox County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,744 customers without power, beginning April 12, 2020 and lasting about 5d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Knox County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Knox County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Knox County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc., Kentucky Utilities Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Knox County.
40734, 40771, 40903, 40906, 40915, 40921, 40923, 40935, 40943, 40946, 40949, 40953, 40982, 40995, 40997
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 · total only | - |
| Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. | 15.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Corbin City Utilities Comm | - | No live feed | - |
| Barbourville Utility Comm | - | 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/21121 and /api/v1/counties/21121/history.