Power Outages in Trimble County, KY
Kentucky Utilities Co, Louisville Gas & Electric Co and Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.8 hours.
Trimble County, KY is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Trimble County, KY". https://massoutage.com/kentucky/trimble-county
Kentucky Utilities Co, Louisville Gas & Electric Co and Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~4,746 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Kentucky Utilities Co, Louisville Gas & Electric Co, Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Trimble 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40006 | 85 | ≤11 | 73 | 0 |
| 40045 | 67 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 40055 | 36 | 0 | 27 | 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 Trimble County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Trimble County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Trimble County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Trimble County went about 5.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,257 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 5.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,257 customers out) · decade average 7.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 55 | 484 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 76 | 486 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 65 | 1,550 | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 257 | 2,496 | 8.3 |
| 2019 | 305 | 3,809 | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 216 | 481 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 189 | 523 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 218 | 2,743 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 172 | 959 | 6.5 |
| 2024 | 225 | 4,257 | 38.4 |
| 2025 | 232 | 1,056 | 5.8 |
Cost of power in Trimble County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Trimble 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
- 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.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 7.2 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 Trimble County: FAQ
- How often does Trimble County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Trimble County, KY logged 232 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Trimble County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,257 customers without power, beginning March 14, 2024 and lasting about 1d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Trimble County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Trimble County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Trimble County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Trimble County.
40006, 40045, 40055
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | 3.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Shelby Energy Coop, Inc - (KY) | 4.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co | 3.8 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/21223 and /api/v1/counties/21223/history.