Power Outages in Montgomery County, KY
Is there a power outage in Montgomery County, KY right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Kentucky Utilities Co and Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp in Montgomery County, KY. There is no live feed for Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY), Kentucky (statewide) and LG&E and KU.
Montgomery County, KY is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/montgomery-county
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- October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Montgomery County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/montgomery-county
No active outages are reported by Kentucky Utilities Co and Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp in Montgomery County.
No live feed for Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY), Kentucky (statewide) and LG&E and KU: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Montgomery 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 Kentucky Utilities Co, Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY), Kentucky (statewide) and LG&E and KU; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
64%of this county's ~14,914 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY), Kentucky (statewide), LG&E and KU. 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 Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | 9,521 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky (statewide) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| LG&E and KU | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kentucky Utilities Co and Blue Grass Energy 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.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Montgomery 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40353 | 497 | 20 | 425 | ≤11 |
| 40337 | 146 | ≤11 | 127 | 0 |
| 40334 | ≤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 Montgomery County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
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Montgomery County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×20
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Montgomery County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Montgomery County went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,485 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 4.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,612 customers out) · decade average 4.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 239 | 8,485 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 414 | 1,280 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 376 | 870 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 343 | 7,187 | 6.3 |
| 2019 | 692 | 1,483 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 291 | 1,536 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 377 | 2,612 | 13.2 |
| 2022 | 362 | 2,125 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 426 | 1,800 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | 551 | 6,064 | 11.4 |
| 2025 | 538 | 2,451 | 4.9 |
Cost of power in Montgomery County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Montgomery 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
- Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY)13.4¢26,315 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 4.8 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 Montgomery County: FAQ
- How often does Montgomery County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Montgomery County, KY logged 538 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Montgomery County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,485 customers without power, beginning November 29, 2015 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Montgomery County, KY right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Kentucky Utilities Co and Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp in Montgomery County, KY. There is no live feed for Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY), Kentucky (statewide) and LG&E and KU.
- Which utilities serve Montgomery County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY), Kentucky (statewide), Kentucky Utilities Co, LG&E and KU.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Montgomery County.
40337, 40353
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 Montgomery County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Kentucky →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | 3.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY) | 15.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Kentucky (statewide) | - | No live feed | - |
| 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/21173 and /api/v1/counties/21173/history.