Power Outages in Marshall County, KY
Is there a power outage in Marshall County, KY right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, no outages are reported by West Kentucky Rural E C C and Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation in Marshall County, KY. There is no live feed for City of Benton - (KY) and Tennessee Valley Authority.
Marshall County, KY is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.1 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/marshall-county
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- October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Marshall County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/marshall-county
No active outages are reported by West Kentucky Rural E C C and Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation in Marshall County.
No live feed for City of Benton - (KY) and Tennessee Valley Authority: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Marshall 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 West Kentucky Rural E C C, Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, Tennessee Valley Authority and City of Benton - (KY); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
79%of this county's ~22,258 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Benton - (KY), Tennessee Valley Authority. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Kentucky Rural E C C | Live · county | 0 | 12,674 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation | Live · county | 0 | 5,008 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Benton - (KY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
West Kentucky Rural E C C and Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation 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 Marshall 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42025 | 402 | 16 | 334 | ≤11 |
| 42029 | 136 | ≤11 | 121 | 0 |
| 42044 | 81 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 42048 | 60 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
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 Marshall County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Marshall County right now.
Marshall County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Marshall County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Marshall County went about 8.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,045 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 8.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,357 customers out) · decade average 5.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 371 | 9,053 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 489 | 3,469 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 597 | 5,784 | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 570 | 1,605 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 550 | 6,116 | 4.8 |
| 2022 | 554 | 3,603 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 423 | 8,921 | 6.3 |
| 2024 | 669 | 4,357 | 8.7 |
| 2025 | 732 | 11,045 | 8.1 |
Cost of power in Marshall County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Marshall 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.
- West Kentucky Rural E C C14.2¢32,248 cust
- Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation17.7¢23,989 cust
- City of Benton - (KY)15.0¢1,891 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 High ice storms exposure · 5.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Marshall County: FAQ
- How often does Marshall County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Marshall County, KY logged 732 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Marshall County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,045 customers without power, beginning May 16, 2025 and lasting about 2d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Marshall County, KY right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, no outages are reported by West Kentucky Rural E C C and Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation in Marshall County, KY. There is no live feed for City of Benton - (KY) and Tennessee Valley Authority.
- Which utilities serve Marshall County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, West Kentucky Rural E C C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Marshall County.
42025, 42029, 42044, 42048
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 Marshall County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Kentucky →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Kentucky Rural E C C | 6.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation | 6.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Benton - (KY) | - | 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/21157 and /api/v1/counties/21157/history.