Power Outages in Pulaski County, KY
Is there a power outage in Pulaski County, KY right now? None reported. As of October 20, 2026 04:30 UTC, no outages are reported by South Kentucky Rural E C C, Kentucky Utilities Co and Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY) in Pulaski County, KY. There is no live feed for Kentucky (statewide) and LG&E and KU.
Pulaski County, KY is served by 6 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.8 hours.
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- October 20, 2026 04:30 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pulaski County, KY", live data as of October 20, 2026 04:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/pulaski-county
No active outages are reported by South Kentucky Rural E C C, Kentucky Utilities Co and Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY) in Pulaski County.
No live feed for Kentucky (statewide) and LG&E and KU: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Pulaski County, KY
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No outage contact on file for Kentucky Utilities Co, Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY), South Kentucky Rural E C C, Kentucky (statewide) and LG&E and KU; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~40,557 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Kentucky (statewide), LG&E and KU. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kentucky Rural E C C | Live · county | 0 | 29,778 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | 11,853 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | Live · county | 0 | 17 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky (statewide) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| LG&E and KU | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
South Kentucky Rural E C C, Kentucky Utilities Co and Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (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 Pulaski 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42503 | 588 | ≤11 | 508 | 0 |
| 42501 | 478 | 13 | 411 | ≤11 |
| 42544 | 203 | ≤11 | 177 | 0 |
| 42567 | 169 | ≤11 | 150 | ≤11 |
| 42553 | 137 | ≤11 | 119 | 0 |
| 42519 | 100 | ≤11 | 89 | 0 |
| 42533 | 32 | ≤11 | 29 | 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 Pulaski County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Pulaski County has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 20, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×23
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Pulaski County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 545 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Pulaski County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pulaski County went about 11.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,885 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 11.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 13,765 customers out) · decade average 6.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 312 | 1,108 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 346 | 1,106 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 300 | 767 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 334 | 2,287 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 730 | 2,190 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 747 | 6,994 | 4.0 |
| 2021 | 797 | 14,885 | 16.2 |
| 2022 | 899 | 3,151 | 6.0 |
| 2023 | 818 | 13,765 | 18.9 |
| 2024 | 910 | 11,609 | 9.8 |
| 2025 | 739 | 7,741 | 11.8 |
Cost of power in Pulaski County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pulaski 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
- South Kentucky Rural E C C13.5¢65,346 cust
- Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY)14.8¢49,590 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 6.5 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 Pulaski County: FAQ
- How often does Pulaski County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pulaski County, KY logged 739 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pulaski County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,885 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2021 and lasting about 6d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Pulaski County, KY right now?
- None reported. As of October 20, 2026 04:30 UTC, no outages are reported by South Kentucky Rural E C C, Kentucky Utilities Co and Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY) in Pulaski County, KY. There is no live feed for Kentucky (statewide) and LG&E and KU.
- Which utilities serve Pulaski County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky (statewide), Kentucky Utilities Co, LG&E and KU, South Kentucky Rural E C C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pulaski County.
42501, 42503, 42519, 42533, 42544, 42553, 42567
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 Pulaski 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 | - |
| Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | 15.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | 4.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| South Kentucky Rural E C C | 22.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Kentucky (statewide) | - | No live feed | - |
| LG&E and KU | - | 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/21199 and /api/v1/counties/21199/history.