Power Outages in Owen County, KY
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 140 customers are without power in Owen County, KY across 1 reported incident. Kentucky Utilities Co, Owen Electric Coop Inc and Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.9 hours.
Owen County, KY is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/owen-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Owen County, KY", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/owen-county
0.0%of this county's ~7,726 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Kentucky Utilities Co, Owen Electric Coop Inc, Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Owen Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Owen 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40359 | 112 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 41046 | 22 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 41098 | 18 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 40355 | ≤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 Owen County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Owen County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Owen County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 208 customers out (2.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 214 customers out (2.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Owen 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 Owen Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Owen County went about 5.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,006 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 5.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 2,571 customers out) · decade average 5.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 111 | 2,103 | 3.1 |
| 2016 | 123 | 800 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 348 | 4,006 | 8.8 |
| 2018 | 316 | 1,047 | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 573 | 1,982 | 6.3 |
| 2020 | 324 | 808 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 335 | 719 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 325 | 2,400 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 437 | 2,571 | 13.9 |
| 2024 | 540 | 2,277 | 8.4 |
| 2025 | 451 | 833 | 5.9 |
Cost of power in Owen County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Owen 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
- Owen Electric Coop Inc12.6¢65,069 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 Low ice storms exposure · 5.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Owen County: FAQ
- How often does Owen County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Owen County, KY logged 451 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Owen County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,006 customers without power, beginning March 1, 2017 and lasting about 3d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Owen County, KY right now?
- Yes, about 140 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Owen County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky Utilities Co, Owen Electric Coop Inc, Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Owen County.
40355, 40359, 40363, 41046, 41098
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 · total only | - |
| Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) | 4.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Owen Electric Coop Inc | 2.3 hrs | Live · total 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/21187 and /api/v1/counties/21187/history. Live data as of .