Power Outages in Perry County, KY
Kentucky Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.6 hours.
Perry County, KY is served by 1 tracked utility.
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- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/perry-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Perry County, KY". https://massoutage.com/kentucky/perry-county
Kentucky Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~14,345 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Kentucky Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Perry 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 (17)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41774 | 100 | ≤11 | 82 | 0 |
| 41723 | 53 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 41773 | 48 | ≤11 | 42 | 0 |
| 41731 | 45 | ≤11 | 40 | 0 |
| 41719 | 45 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 41727 | 32 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 41763 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 41746 | 21 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 41729 | 19 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 41754 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 40870 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 41760 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 41751 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 41745 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 41735 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 41721 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 41367 | ≤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 Perry County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Perry County has been under 41 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×26
- Flash Flood Warning ×6
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Flood Watch ×3
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Perry County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 209 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Perry County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Perry County went about 15.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,343 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 15.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 14,343 customers out) · decade average 20.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 417 | 5,349 | 19.3 |
| 2016 | 392 | 2,372 | 10.4 |
| 2017 | 455 | 3,887 | 12.6 |
| 2018 | 541 | 2,265 | 10.1 |
| 2019 | 567 | 1,875 | 9.2 |
| 2020 | 568 | 14,343 | 61.3 |
| 2021 | 568 | 3,629 | 14.2 |
| 2022 | 552 | 4,463 | 40.2 |
| 2023 | 568 | 2,701 | 12.1 |
| 2024 | 555 | 3,739 | 18.5 |
| 2025 | 563 | 2,096 | 15.6 |
Cost of power in Perry County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Perry 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 Power Co16.0¢130,322 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 20.3 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 Perry County: FAQ
- How often does Perry County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Perry County, KY logged 563 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Perry County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,343 customers without power, beginning April 12, 2020 and lasting about 7d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Perry County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Perry County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Perry County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Perry County.
40981, 41367, 41701, 41712, 41713, 41719, 41721, 41723, 41727, 41729, 41731, 41735, 41739, 41745, 41746, 41751, 41754, 41760, 41763, 41774, 41778
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Power Co | 15.2 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/21193 and /api/v1/counties/21193/history.