Power Outages in Shelby County, KY
Is there a power outage in Shelby County, KY right now? None reported. As of October 20, 2026 01:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Kentucky Utilities Co, Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY), Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp and Louisville Gas & Electric Co in Shelby County, KY. There is no live feed for City of Frankfort - (KY) and Kentucky (statewide).
Shelby County, KY is served by 7 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.8 hours.
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- October 20, 2026 01:55 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Shelby County, KY", live data as of October 20, 2026 01:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/shelby-county
No active outages are reported by Kentucky Utilities Co, Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY), Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp and Louisville Gas & Electric Co in Shelby County.
No live feed for City of Frankfort - (KY) and Kentucky (statewide): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Shelby 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, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY), Louisville Gas & Electric Co, City of Frankfort - (KY) and 1 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~25,085 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Frankfort - (KY), Kentucky (statewide). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | 15,438 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) | Live · county | 0 | 9,397 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Salt River Electric Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 122 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 103 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Live · county | 0 | 87 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Frankfort - (KY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky (statewide) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kentucky Utilities Co, Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY), Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp and Louisville Gas & Electric Co 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 Shelby 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40065 | 402 | ≤11 | 301 | ≤11 |
| 40067 | 68 | ≤11 | 52 | 0 |
| 40076 | 52 | ≤11 | 44 | 0 |
| 40003 | 24 | ≤11 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 40022 | 14 | 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 Shelby County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Shelby County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×13
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Frost Advisory ×4
Latest Shelby County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 418 customers out (1.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Shelby County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Shelby County went about 2.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,475 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 2.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 5,342 customers out) · decade average 2.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 251 | 3,527 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 309 | 1,175 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 334 | 1,324 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 491 | 3,485 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 778 | 1,301 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 469 | 2,386 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 465 | 5,076 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 515 | 3,189 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 427 | 5,342 | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 534 | 1,796 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 586 | 7,475 | 2.8 |
Cost of power in Shelby County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Shelby 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
- Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp12.6¢61,870 cust
- Salt River Electric Coop Corp10.9¢54,002 cust
- City of Frankfort - (KY)11.1¢17,258 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 2.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Shelby County: FAQ
- How often does Shelby County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Shelby County, KY logged 586 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Shelby County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,475 customers without power, beginning November 12, 2025 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Shelby County, KY right now?
- None reported. As of October 20, 2026 01:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Kentucky Utilities Co, Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY), Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp and Louisville Gas & Electric Co in Shelby County, KY. There is no live feed for City of Frankfort - (KY) and Kentucky (statewide).
- Which utilities serve Shelby County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky (statewide), Kentucky Utilities Co, Salt River Electric Coop Corp, Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Shelby County.
40003, 40022, 40065, 40067, 40076
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 Shelby 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 | - |
| Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp | 7.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Salt River Electric Coop Corp | 8.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) | 4.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co | 3.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Frankfort - (KY) | 1.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Kentucky (statewide) | - | 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/21211 and /api/v1/counties/21211/history.