Power Outages in Lawrence County, KY
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Kentucky Power Co and Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp in Lawrence County, KY. There is no live feed for Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp and Kentucky (statewide). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 21.1 hours.
Lawrence County, KY is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/lawrence-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lawrence County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/lawrence-county
No active outages are reported by Kentucky Power Co and Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp in Lawrence County.
No live feed for Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp and Kentucky (statewide): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
83%of this county's ~9,786 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 7,452 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 689 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky (statewide) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kentucky Power Co and Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp 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 Lawrence 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41230 | 268 | ≤11 | 222 | ≤11 |
| 41124 | 32 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 41180 | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 41264 | 16 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 41201 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 41160 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41159 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Lawrence County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Lawrence County has been under 31 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Flood Watch ×5
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
Latest Lawrence County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 10m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 119 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 35m
- GREW
Outage grew to 587 customers out (6.9% of the county)
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 104 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lawrence County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lawrence County went about 21.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,553 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 21.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 8,553 customers out) · decade average 33.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 291 | 2,075 | 20.8 |
| 2016 | 278 | 1,932 | 16.8 |
| 2017 | 329 | 1,440 | 11.7 |
| 2018 | 402 | 3,707 | 20.5 |
| 2019 | 483 | 1,567 | 9.8 |
| 2020 | 509 | 1,825 | 15.4 |
| 2021 | 451 | 8,553 | 192.9 |
| 2022 | 512 | 5,259 | 15.8 |
| 2023 | 465 | 5,207 | 17.5 |
| 2024 | 450 | 3,062 | 24.4 |
| 2025 | 510 | 5,268 | 21.1 |
Cost of power in Lawrence County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lawrence 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
- Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp16.0¢14,471 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 Low ice storms exposure · 33.3 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 Lawrence County: FAQ
- How often does Lawrence County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lawrence County, KY logged 510 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 21.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lawrence County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,553 customers without power, beginning February 11, 2021 and lasting about 23d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Lawrence County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lawrence County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lawrence County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp, Kentucky (statewide), Kentucky Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lawrence County.
41124, 41159, 41180, 41201, 41230, 41232, 41264
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 | - |
| Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp | 39.8 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/21127 and /api/v1/counties/21127/history.