Power Outages in Rockcastle County, KY
Is there a power outage in Rockcastle County, KY right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 18:20 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Rockcastle County, KY across 1 reported incident.
Rockcastle County, KY is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.8 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 18:20 UTC
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Report an outage in Rockcastle County, KY
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Kentucky Utilities Co, Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY) and South Kentucky Rural E C C; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~9,492 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | Live · county | 3 | 6,300 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | 3,143 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| South Kentucky Rural E C C | Live · county | 0 | 99 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | Live · county | 0 | 53 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Kentucky Utilities Co, South Kentucky Rural E C C 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 Rockcastle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40456 | 240 | ≤11 | 196 | ≤11 |
| 40409 | 110 | ≤11 | 89 | ≤11 |
| 40445 | 37 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 40460 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 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 Rockcastle County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rockcastle County right now.
Rockcastle County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×20
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rockcastle County went about 10.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,043 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 10.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 5,043 customers out) · decade average 11.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 120 | 782 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 106 | 778 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 142 | 774 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 129 | 2,688 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 472 | 772 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 202 | 1,036 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 364 | 5,043 | 63.2 |
| 2022 | 484 | 1,265 | 6.7 |
| 2023 | 425 | 2,739 | 20.7 |
| 2024 | 440 | 2,513 | 9.7 |
| 2025 | 438 | 2,343 | 10.8 |
Cost of power in Rockcastle County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rockcastle 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 11.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Rockcastle County: FAQ
- How often does Rockcastle County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rockcastle County, KY logged 438 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rockcastle County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,043 customers without power, beginning February 14, 2021 and lasting about 10d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Rockcastle County, KY right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 18:20 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Rockcastle County, KY across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Rockcastle County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Kentucky Utilities Co, South Kentucky Rural E C C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rockcastle County.
40409, 40445, 40456, 40460
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 Rockcastle 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 | - |
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/21203 and /api/v1/counties/21203/history. Live data as of .