Power Outages in Nelson County, KY
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co, Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY) and Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp in Nelson County, KY. There is no live feed for City of Bardstown - (KY). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.2 hours.
Nelson County, KY is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/nelson-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Nelson County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/nelson-county
No active outages are reported by Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co, Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY) and Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp in Nelson County.
No live feed for City of Bardstown - (KY): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
84%of this county's ~25,085 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Bardstown - (KY). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt River Electric Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 17,186 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | 3,553 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | Live · county | 0 | 413 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 14 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Bardstown - (KY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Kentucky Utilities Co, Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY) 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 Nelson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40004 | 493 | 24 | 352 | ≤11 |
| 40013 | 95 | ≤11 | 65 | ≤11 |
| 40051 | 81 | ≤11 | 63 | 0 |
| 40008 | 75 | ≤11 | 48 | 0 |
| 40107 | 35 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 40052 | ≤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 Nelson County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Nelson County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Frost Advisory ×4
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Nelson County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 890 customers out (4.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Nelson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Nelson County went about 8.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,158 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 8.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 2,906 customers out) · decade average 6.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 109 | 1,725 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 131 | 635 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 528 | 15,158 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 550 | 1,895 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 451 | 1,661 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 655 | 1,788 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 736 | 2,827 | 9.5 |
| 2022 | 722 | 2,099 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 718 | 10,759 | 19.5 |
| 2024 | 544 | 2,906 | 23.0 |
| 2025 | 691 | 4,232 | 8.2 |
Cost of power in Nelson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Nelson 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
- Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp12.6¢61,870 cust
- Salt River Electric Coop Corp10.9¢54,002 cust
- Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY)13.7¢26,993 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 High high winds exposure · 6.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Nelson County: FAQ
- How often does Nelson County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Nelson County, KY logged 691 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Nelson County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,158 customers without power, beginning July 20, 2017 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Nelson County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Nelson County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Nelson County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Kentucky Utilities Co, Salt River Electric Coop Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Nelson County.
40004, 40008, 40012, 40013, 40020, 40051, 40052, 40107
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | 3.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp | 7.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | 4.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Salt River Electric Coop Corp | 8.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Bardstown - (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/21179 and /api/v1/counties/21179/history.