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2015 Kentucky Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average Kentucky customer went without power for about 2.3 hours — the 25th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.3
Peak customers out
16,900
Rank (worst state)
25th
Counties affected
20

Kentucky outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.

2.3h20152.0h20162.6h20175.7h20183.3h20194.7h202010.4h20215.6h202214.9h20239.8h20247.0h2025

Hardest-hit Kentucky counties in 2015

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Fayette County16,9002Jefferson County15,2333Hardin County10,3944Pike County9,5815Montgomery County8,4856Kenton County8,2807Campbell County7,7258Anderson County6,0669Carter County5,86810Perry County5,34911Allen County4,75712Bell County3,87313Greenup County3,80114Rowan County3,78215Ohio County3,61816Shelby County3,52717Leslie County3,51718Letcher County3,25919Oldham County3,24820Clark County3,174

Biggest Kentucky outages of 2015

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Fayette CountyApril 7, 201516,900
Jefferson CountyJuly 16, 201515,233
Jefferson CountyJune 25, 201510,923
Hardin CountyFebruary 20, 201510,394
Jefferson CountyApril 9, 20159,947
Jefferson CountyJuly 29, 20159,621
Pike CountyJuly 13, 20159,581
Hardin CountyDecember 14, 20159,276
Jefferson CountyAugust 4, 20158,675
Montgomery CountyNovember 29, 20158,485
Kentucky by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2015:WVWANCMIRILA

Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.