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2016 Kentucky Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Kentucky customer went without power for about 2.0 hours — the 33rd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.0
Peak customers out
13,087
Rank (worst state)
33rd
Counties affected
20

Kentucky outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Kentucky counties in 2016

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

1Jefferson County13,0872Allen County12,7993Campbell County9,9054Hardin County9,3005Oldham County7,6616Fayette County7,4627Pike County6,6238Kenton County6,5429Muhlenberg County5,97210Clark County5,68211Larue County5,28812Johnson County5,22013Bell County4,71014Bourbon County4,24715Daviess County4,12016Hopkins County3,88117Rowan County3,79618Floyd County3,65519Harlan County3,46020Lee County3,417

Biggest Kentucky outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Jefferson CountyJune 12, 201613,087
Allen CountyDecember 18, 201612,799
Jefferson CountyDecember 2, 20169,936
Campbell CountyAugust 12, 20169,905
Hardin CountyOctober 21, 20169,300
Jefferson CountyJuly 27, 20168,227
Campbell CountyAugust 9, 20168,181
Jefferson CountyJuly 19, 20168,008
Hardin CountyApril 2, 20167,767
Oldham CountyApril 26, 20167,661
Kentucky by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 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.