Power Outages in Martin County, KY
Is there a power outage in Martin County, KY right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Kentucky Power Co in Martin County, KY. There is no live feed for Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp.
Martin County, KY is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 34.5 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/martin-county
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- October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Martin County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/martin-county
No active outages are reported by Kentucky Power Co in Martin County.
No live feed for Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Martin 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 Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
82%of this county's ~5,298 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp. 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 | 4,370 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kentucky Power Co reportsevery 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 Martin 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41224 | 134 | ≤11 | 116 | ≤11 |
| 41267 | 35 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 41231 | 32 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 41262 | 27 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 41250 | 23 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 41214 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 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 Martin County or any town and utility in it.
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Martin County has been under 40 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×28
- Flash Flood Warning ×5
- Flood Watch ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Freeze Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Martin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Martin County went about 34.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,906 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 34.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,959 customers out) · decade average 24.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 188 | 2,835 | 21.7 |
| 2016 | 187 | 1,395 | 11.8 |
| 2017 | 221 | 2,645 | 18.8 |
| 2018 | 308 | 2,717 | 17.0 |
| 2019 | 355 | 3,075 | 22.1 |
| 2020 | 376 | 1,616 | 17.1 |
| 2021 | 309 | 2,959 | 45.9 |
| 2022 | 345 | 3,906 | 38.5 |
| 2023 | 360 | 3,519 | 27.1 |
| 2024 | 371 | 3,042 | 13.9 |
| 2025 | 400 | 2,823 | 34.5 |
Cost of power in Martin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Martin 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
- 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 24.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Martin County: FAQ
- How often does Martin County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Martin County, KY logged 400 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 34.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Martin County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,906 customers without power, beginning June 17, 2022 and lasting about 6d.
- Is there a power outage in Martin County, KY right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Kentucky Power Co in Martin County, KY. There is no live feed for Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp.
- Which utilities serve Martin County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Martin County.
41203, 41214, 41224, 41231, 41250, 41262, 41267
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 Martin 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 ↗ |
| Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp | 31.6 hrs | 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/21159 and /api/v1/counties/21159/history.