Power Outages in Meade County, KY
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 27 customers are without power in Meade County, KY across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for LG&E and KU, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.4 hours.
Meade County, KY is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/meade-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Meade County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/meade-county
Not counted: no live feed for LG&E and KU.
100%of this county's ~15,342 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: LG&E and KU. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Harrison County Rural E M C. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meade County Rural E C C | Live · county | 27 | 13,523 | 0.2% | - | - | - | |
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Live · county | 0 | 2,079 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 124 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Harrison County Rural E M C | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| LG&E and KU | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meade County Rural E C C, Louisville Gas & Electric Co and Nolin 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.
Active outages in Meade County1
Individual outages as listed by Meade County Rural E C C, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | - | - | - | Meade County Rural E C C |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Meade 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40175 | 211 | 12 | 159 | ≤11 |
| 40108 | 203 | ≤11 | 148 | ≤11 |
| 40142 | 37 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 40117 | 37 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 40104 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 40155 | 21 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 40157 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 40161 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Meade County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Meade County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×15
- Frost Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Meade County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Meade Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Meade County went about 7.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,043 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 7.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 6,043 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 140 | 283 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 114 | 850 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 117 | 1,404 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 87 | 1,400 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 134 | 449 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 357 | 1,409 | 3.8 |
| 2021 | 421 | 2,972 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 437 | 1,401 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 489 | 6,043 | 10.7 |
| 2024 | 536 | 4,072 | 7.2 |
| 2025 | 584 | 3,260 | 7.4 |
Cost of power in Meade County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Meade 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.
- Louisville Gas & Electric Co12.4¢388,146 cust
- Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp12.8¢36,631 cust
- Meade County Rural E C C15.3¢29,572 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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 3.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Meade County: FAQ
- How often does Meade County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Meade County, KY logged 584 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Meade County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,043 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2023 and lasting about 4d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Meade County, KY right now?
- Yes, about 27 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Meade County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Harrison County Rural E M C, LG&E and KU, Louisville Gas & Electric Co, Meade County Rural E C C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Meade County.
40104, 40108, 40117, 40142, 40155, 40157, 40161, 40175
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co | 3.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp | 3.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Harrison County Rural E M C | 4.2 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Meade County Rural E C C | 7.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| LG&E and KU | - | 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/21163 and /api/v1/counties/21163/history. Live data as of .