Power Outages in Whitley County, KY
As of October 19, 2026 13:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. and Kentucky Utilities Co in Whitley County, KY. There is no live feed for City of Jellico and Corbin City Utilities Comm. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.9 hours.
Whitley County, KY is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/kentucky/whitley-county
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- October 19, 2026 13:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Whitley County, KY", live data as of October 19, 2026 13:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kentucky/whitley-county
No active outages are reported by Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. and Kentucky Utilities Co in Whitley County.
No live feed for City of Jellico and Corbin City Utilities Comm: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
88%of this county's ~16,024 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Jellico, Corbin City Utilities Comm. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. | Live · county | 0 | 10,590 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | 3,537 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Jellico | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Corbin City Utilities Comm | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. and Kentucky Utilities 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 Whitley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40701 | 848 | 27 | 750 | ≤11 |
| 40769 | 511 | 19 | 456 | ≤11 |
| 40759 | 80 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 40763 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 40940 | 15 | ≤11 | 12 | 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 Whitley County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Whitley County right now.
Whitley County has been under 41 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×24
- Flood Advisory ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Flood Watch ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Whitley County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Whitley County went about 6.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,182 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 6.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 7,182 customers out) · decade average 4.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 175 | 380 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 183 | 506 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 173 | 1,250 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 141 | 1,281 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 596 | 2,471 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 583 | 7,182 | 14.3 |
| 2021 | 471 | 5,856 | 7.0 |
| 2022 | 551 | 3,272 | 9.8 |
| 2023 | 502 | 2,748 | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 530 | 3,937 | 5.9 |
| 2025 | 546 | 3,468 | 6.9 |
Cost of power in Whitley County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Whitley 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
- Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc.13.1¢22,506 cust
- City of Jellico14.1¢1,755 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 · 4.9 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 Whitley County: FAQ
- How often does Whitley County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Whitley County, KY logged 546 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Whitley County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,182 customers without power, beginning April 12, 2020 and lasting about 6d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Whitley County, KY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Whitley County, KY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Whitley County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc., Kentucky Utilities Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Whitley County.
40701, 40759, 40763, 40769
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 · county | - |
| Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. | 15.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Corbin City Utilities Comm | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Jellico | - | 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/21235 and /api/v1/counties/21235/history.