Power Outages in Wayne County, KY
South Kentucky Rural E C C publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.0 hours.
Wayne County, KY is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/wayne-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wayne County, KY". https://massoutage.com/kentucky/wayne-county
South Kentucky Rural E C C publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~12,968 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: South Kentucky Rural E C C.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kentucky Rural E C C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wayne 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42633 | 487 | ≤11 | 408 | ≤11 |
| 42518 | 77 | ≤11 | 69 | 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 Wayne County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Wayne County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×20
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Wayne County, KY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 4m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 135 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 156 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Wayne County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wayne County went about 9.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,300 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 9.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 6,300 customers out) · decade average 10.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 446 | 3,602 | 6.3 |
| 2020 | 393 | 3,821 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 421 | 3,866 | 17.0 |
| 2022 | 553 | 3,661 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 495 | 6,300 | 19.2 |
| 2024 | 574 | 4,905 | 9.4 |
| 2025 | 588 | 3,328 | 9.0 |
Cost of power in Wayne County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wayne 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.
- South Kentucky Rural E C C13.5¢65,346 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 · 10.5 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 Wayne County: FAQ
- How often does Wayne County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wayne County, KY logged 588 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wayne County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,300 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2023 and lasting about 7d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Wayne County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wayne County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wayne County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include South Kentucky Rural E C C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wayne County.
42518, 42603, 42633
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Kentucky Rural E C C | 22.8 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/21231 and /api/v1/counties/21231/history.