Power Outages in Lewis County, KY
Is there a power outage in Lewis County, KY right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp and Kentucky Power Co in Lewis County, KY. Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Vanceburg and Kentucky (statewide).
Lewis County, KY is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.2 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/lewis-county
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- October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lewis County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/lewis-county
No active outages are reported by Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp and Kentucky Power Co in Lewis County.
Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Vanceburg and Kentucky (statewide): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Lewis County, KY
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc, Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp, Kentucky (statewide) and City of Vanceburg; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
11%of this county's ~5,779 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Vanceburg, Kentucky (statewide). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 333 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Kentucky Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 329 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Vanceburg | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky (statewide) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp and Kentucky Power Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Lewis County2
Individual outages as listed by Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | - | - | - | Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lewis 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41179 | 215 | ≤11 | 188 | 0 |
| 41141 | 64 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 41189 | 54 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 41166 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 41135 | ≤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 Lewis County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Lewis County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×15
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Lewis County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 49m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 327 customers out (5.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lewis County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lewis County went about 12.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,231 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 12.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 5,231 customers out) · decade average 16.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20 | 257 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 23 | 253 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 25 | 245 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 27 | 254 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 469 | 5,010 | 38.9 |
| 2020 | 465 | 5,231 | 39.4 |
| 2021 | 463 | 2,425 | 35.6 |
| 2022 | 473 | 1,577 | 12.0 |
| 2023 | 419 | 1,857 | 9.9 |
| 2024 | 395 | 4,421 | 32.3 |
| 2025 | 409 | 1,428 | 12.2 |
Cost of power in Lewis County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lewis 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
- Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc13.0¢23,845 cust
- Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp16.0¢14,471 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 16.7 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 Lewis County: FAQ
- How often does Lewis County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lewis County, KY logged 409 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lewis County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,231 customers without power, beginning April 9, 2020 and lasting about 1d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Lewis County, KY right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp and Kentucky Power Co in Lewis County, KY. Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Vanceburg and Kentucky (statewide).
- Which utilities serve Lewis 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 Lewis County.
41135, 41141, 41166, 41179, 41189
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Lewis County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Kentucky →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Power Co | 15.2 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc | 3.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp | 39.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Kentucky (statewide) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Vanceburg | - | 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/21135 and /api/v1/counties/21135/history.