Power Outages in Oldham County, KY
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Louisville Gas & Electric Co, Kentucky Utilities Co and Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) in Oldham County, KY. Clark County Rural E M C - (IN) has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.3 hours.
Oldham County, KY is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/oldham-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Oldham County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/oldham-county
No active outages are reported by Louisville Gas & Electric Co, Kentucky Utilities Co and Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) in Oldham County.
Clark County Rural E M C - (IN) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
100%of this county's ~29,151 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Clark County Rural E M C - (IN). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Live · county | 0 | 22,492 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | 7,756 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) | Live · county | 0 | 130 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Clark County Rural E M C - (IN) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Louisville Gas & Electric Co, Kentucky Utilities Co and Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) 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 Oldham 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40031 | 257 | ≤11 | 173 | ≤11 |
| 40014 | 209 | ≤11 | 157 | ≤11 |
| 40059 | 149 | ≤11 | 110 | 0 |
| 40026 | 41 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 40056 | 37 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 40077 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 40010 | ≤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 Oldham County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Oldham County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Frost Advisory ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
Latest Oldham County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1d 4h
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 158 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 521 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,134 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,308 customers out (7.6% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,001 customers out (3.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Oldham County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Oldham County went about 7.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,419 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 7.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 14,419 customers out) · decade average 8.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 557 | 3,248 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 548 | 7,661 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 558 | 14,118 | 5.4 |
| 2018 | 531 | 8,086 | 15.8 |
| 2019 | 742 | 3,643 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 487 | 6,582 | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 539 | 5,406 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 612 | 6,864 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 475 | 14,419 | 27.5 |
| 2024 | 597 | 8,082 | 8.4 |
| 2025 | 561 | 12,161 | 7.3 |
Cost of power in Oldham County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Oldham 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
- Louisville Gas & Electric Co12.4¢388,146 cust
- Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY)14.0¢17,245 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 · 8.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Oldham County: FAQ
- How often does Oldham County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Oldham County, KY logged 561 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Oldham County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,419 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2023 and lasting about 7d.
- Is there a power outage in Oldham County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Oldham County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Oldham County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Clark County Rural E M C - (IN), Kentucky Utilities Co, Louisville Gas & Electric Co, Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Oldham County.
40010, 40014, 40026, 40031, 40056, 40059, 40077
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 | - |
| Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) | 4.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co | 3.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Clark County Rural E M C - (IN) | 3.5 hrs | Outages only | - |
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/21185 and /api/v1/counties/21185/history.