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2017 Kentucky Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Kentucky customer went without power for about 2.6 hours — the 31st worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.6
Peak customers out
22,343
Rank (worst state)
31st
Counties affected
20

Kentucky outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Kentucky counties in 2017

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

1Bullitt County22,3432Boone County18,9403Nelson County15,1584Oldham County14,1185Jefferson County11,5276Kenton County10,6157Trigg County10,1258Pike County10,0919Marshall County9,05310Christian County7,87711Edmonson County6,94312Madison County6,19713Campbell County6,04714Greenup County6,02115Butler County5,97216Spencer County5,93017Muhlenberg County5,75818Fayette County5,50919Ohio County5,22220Boyd County5,092

Biggest Kentucky outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Bullitt CountyJuly 20, 201722,343
Boone CountyMarch 1, 201718,940
Bullitt CountyNovember 9, 201715,202
Nelson CountyJuly 20, 201715,158
Oldham CountyMarch 1, 201714,118
Oldham CountyJuly 23, 201711,968
Nelson CountyNovember 9, 201711,813
Jefferson CountyDecember 13, 201711,527
Kenton CountyAugust 11, 201710,615
Bullitt CountyNovember 6, 201710,185
Kentucky by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.