Power Outages in Livingston County, KY
Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, Kenergy Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co, Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop and West Kentucky Rural E C C publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.5 hours.
Livingston County, KY is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Livingston County, KY". https://massoutage.com/kentucky/livingston-county
Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, Kenergy Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co, Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop and West Kentucky Rural E C C publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~5,854 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, Kenergy Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co, Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop, West Kentucky Rural E C C.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kenergy Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Kentucky Rural E C C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Livingston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42058 | 71 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 42045 | 60 | ≤11 | 48 | ≤11 |
| 42081 | 54 | ≤11 | 50 | 0 |
| 42078 | 41 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 42083 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 42047 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 42028 | ≤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 Livingston County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Livingston County right now.
Livingston County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Livingston County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 344 customers out (5.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Livingston County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Livingston County went about 11.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,202 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 11.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,161 customers out) · decade average 4.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 33 | 553 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 51 | 540 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 60 | 529 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 250 | 3,202 | 10.0 |
| 2019 | 363 | 1,039 | 6.3 |
| 2020 | 239 | 1,618 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 321 | 652 | 2.2 |
| 2022 | 355 | 903 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 212 | 1,357 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 346 | 1,390 | 5.1 |
| 2025 | 466 | 2,161 | 11.5 |
Cost of power in Livingston County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Livingston 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
- Kenergy Corp16.3¢47,514 cust
- Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop13.9¢40,704 cust
- West Kentucky Rural E C C14.2¢32,248 cust
- Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation17.7¢23,989 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 ice storms exposure · 4.2 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 Livingston County: FAQ
- How often does Livingston County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Livingston County, KY logged 466 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Livingston County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,202 customers without power, beginning June 29, 2018 and lasting about 2d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Livingston County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Livingston County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Livingston County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Livingston County.
42028, 42045, 42047, 42058, 42078, 42081, 42083
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 | - |
| Kenergy Corp | 11.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| West Kentucky Rural E C C | 6.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation | 6.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
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/21139 and /api/v1/counties/21139/history.