Power Outages in Muhlenberg County, KY
Is there a power outage in Muhlenberg County, KY right now? Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, Kentucky Utilities Co, Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop and Kenergy Corp report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Muhlenberg County, KY. There is no live feed for Kentucky (statewide).
Muhlenberg County, KY is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.3 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Muhlenberg County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/muhlenberg-county
Kentucky Utilities Co, Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop and Kenergy Corp list 1 small outage in Muhlenberg County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
No live feed for Kentucky (statewide): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Muhlenberg County, KY
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No outage contact on file for Kentucky Utilities Co, Kenergy Corp, Kentucky (statewide) and Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
98%of this county's ~17,795 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Kentucky (statewide). 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 | 14,564 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (below reporting minimum) | 1 | October 19, 2026 23:30 UTC | |
| Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 2,827 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Kenergy Corp | Live · county | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Kentucky (statewide) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kentucky Utilities Co, Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop and Kenergy 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 Muhlenberg 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42345 | 184 | ≤11 | 138 | ≤11 |
| 42330 | 127 | 13 | 103 | ≤11 |
| 42337 | 34 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 42325 | 30 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 42367 | 24 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 42324 | 17 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 42323 | 14 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 42344 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 42339 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 42332 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 42326 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 42321 | ≤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 Muhlenberg County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Muhlenberg County right now.
Muhlenberg County has been under 17 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
Latest Muhlenberg County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 381 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 350 customers out (2.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Muhlenberg County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Muhlenberg County went about 9.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,901 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 9.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 14,901 customers out) · decade average 10.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 579 | 2,180 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | 434 | 5,972 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | 515 | 5,758 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 534 | 1,909 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 735 | 2,502 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 509 | 1,788 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 495 | 5,330 | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 568 | 3,514 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 560 | 8,674 | 22.1 |
| 2024 | 601 | 14,901 | 54.6 |
| 2025 | 538 | 6,579 | 9.3 |
Cost of power in Muhlenberg County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Muhlenberg 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
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 · 10.3 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 Muhlenberg County: FAQ
- How often does Muhlenberg County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Muhlenberg County, KY logged 538 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Muhlenberg County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,901 customers without power, beginning May 26, 2024 and lasting about 6d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Muhlenberg County, KY right now?
- Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, Kentucky Utilities Co, Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop and Kenergy Corp report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Muhlenberg County, KY. There is no live feed for Kentucky (statewide).
- Which utilities serve Muhlenberg County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kenergy Corp, Kentucky (statewide), Kentucky Utilities Co, Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Muhlenberg County.
42321, 42323, 42324, 42325, 42326, 42330, 42332, 42337, 42339, 42344, 42345, 42367, 42374
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 Muhlenberg 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 | - |
| Kenergy Corp | 11.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Kentucky (statewide) | - | No live feed | - |
| Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
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/21177 and /api/v1/counties/21177/history.