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Power Outages in Laurel County, KY

As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Kentucky Utilities Co, Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. and South Kentucky Rural E C C in Laurel County, KY. There is no live feed for Kentucky (statewide). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.6 hours.

Laurel County, KY is served by 5 tracked utilities.

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No outages reported

No active outages are reported by Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Kentucky Utilities Co, Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. and South Kentucky Rural E C C in Laurel County.

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Live status by utility · Laurel County

100%of this county's ~32,977 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Kentucky (statewide). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY)Live · county020,7500.0%---
Kentucky Utilities CoLive · county012,6260.0%-0-
Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc.Live · county03500.0%---
South Kentucky Rural E C CLive · county030.0%---
Kentucky (statewide)No live feedcan't see------

Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Kentucky Utilities Co, Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. and South Kentucky 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, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Laurel 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.

Power-dependent
1,376
Oxygen service
456
Dialysis (facility)
58
Home health / hospice
155
By ZIP code (5)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
4074161016545≤11
40744408≤11347≤11
40729195≤11173≤11
4074074≤11670
4073743≤11390

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Laurel County, KY

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Laurel County or any town and utility in it.

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  • Freeze WarningSEVERE
Recent NWS alert activity · Laurel County

Laurel County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 19, 2026.

  • Special Weather Statement ×22
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
  • Flood Advisory ×3
  • Flood Watch ×3
  • Dense Fog Advisory ×2
  • Frost Advisory ×2

Latest Laurel County, KY outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 35m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 413 customers out (1.2% of the county)

Outage trend · Laurel County, KY
0customers out
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 07:40 UTC
Laurel County, KY: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 0 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 19, 2026 07:40 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.816 AM12 PM6 PMOct 19
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Hardest-hit cities in Laurel County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

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Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Laurel County went about 9.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,796 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 9.6 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Laurel County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.1h, 2016 1.1h, 2017 0.4h, 2018 1.3h, 2019 0.6h, 2020 1.4h, 2021 16.7h, 2022 6.9h, 2023 7.7h, 2024 4.3h, 2025 9.6h. Highlighted: 2021.051015201.1h20151.1h20160.4h20171.3h20180.6h20191.4h202016.7h20216.9h20227.7h20234.3h20249.6h2025
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Worst year here was 2021 (peak 15,796 customers out) · decade average 4.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20154612,7921.1
20165682,9071.1
20174381,7900.4
20185263,3781.3
20197301,1620.6
20205823,2991.4
202174615,79616.7
20228845,3396.9
20238107,3607.7
20248193,5474.3
202582010,9049.6

Cost of power in Laurel County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Laurel 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.

13.7¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 24% since 2015
vs Kentucky avg 13.8¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
February 15, 202115,7968d 15h
November 12, 202510,9041h 15m
May 16, 20258,8407d 6h
March 3, 20237,3604d 20h
October 15, 20255,5038h 15m
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively High winter weather exposure · 4.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

TornadoRelatively Moderate
Strong windRelatively Moderate
WildfireRelatively Moderate
Heat waveRelatively Moderate

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Laurel County: FAQ

How often does Laurel County, KY lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Laurel County, KY logged 820 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Laurel County, KY?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,796 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2021 and lasting about 8d 15h.
Is there a power outage in Laurel County, KY right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Laurel County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Laurel County, KY?
Tracked electric providers include Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Kentucky (statewide), Kentucky Utilities Co.
Nearby counties
Clay CountyJackson CountyKnox CountyMcCreary County
ZIP codes in Laurel County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Laurel County.

40729, 40737, 40740, 40741, 40744

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Kentucky Utilities Co3.4 hrsLive · county-
Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY)15.3 hrsLive · county-
South Kentucky Rural E C C22.8 hrsLive · county-
Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc.15.2 hrsLive · 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/21125 and /api/v1/counties/21125/history.