Power Outages in Simpson County, KY
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 16 customers are without power in Simpson County, KY across 1 reported incident. Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop and Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Franklin - (KY), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Simpson County, KY is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/simpson-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Simpson County, KY", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/simpson-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Franklin - (KY).
0.0%of this county's ~10,464 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Franklin - (KY). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop, Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Franklin - (KY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Simpson 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42134 | 265 | 16 | 214 | ≤11 |
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 Simpson County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Simpson County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×15
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Simpson 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 Simpson Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Simpson County went about 1.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,507 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 1.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 3,507 customers out) · decade average 1.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18 | 38 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 918 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 211 | 812 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 305 | 2,821 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 320 | 2,641 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 288 | 2,189 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 257 | 466 | 0.4 |
| 2022 | 290 | 2,249 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 279 | 3,507 | 8.1 |
| 2024 | 306 | 2,303 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 270 | 1,954 | 1.6 |
Cost of power in Simpson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Simpson 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.
- Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp12.7¢61,500 cust
- Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop13.9¢40,704 cust
- City of Franklin - (KY)13.4¢4,621 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 ice storms exposure · 1.7 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 Simpson County: FAQ
- How often does Simpson County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Simpson County, KY logged 270 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Simpson County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,507 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2023 and lasting about 4d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Simpson County, KY right now?
- Yes, about 16 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Simpson County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop, Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Simpson County.
42134
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp | 7.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Franklin - (KY) | - | 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/21213 and /api/v1/counties/21213/history. Live data as of .