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2018 Kentucky Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average Kentucky customer went without power for about 5.7 hours — the 14th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
5.7
Peak customers out
79,447
Rank (worst state)
14th
Counties affected
20

Kentucky outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Kentucky counties in 2018

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

1Jefferson County79,4472Fayette County58,6933Woodford County13,4554Warren County11,0335Trigg County10,1146Kenton County8,8217Hardin County8,0998Oldham County8,0869Montgomery County7,18710Campbell County6,71611Scott County6,60612Allen County6,21313Anderson County6,13914Bullitt County6,13315Calloway County6,11616Christian County6,00017McCracken County5,97918Butler County5,97719Boone County5,80020Pike County5,496

Biggest Kentucky outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Jefferson CountyNovember 15, 201879,447
Fayette CountyJuly 20, 201858,693
Jefferson CountyMay 31, 201827,245
Jefferson CountyJuly 20, 201826,689
Jefferson CountyJune 26, 201824,759
Woodford CountyJuly 20, 201813,455
Jefferson CountyOctober 20, 201812,283
Fayette CountyAugust 2, 201811,764
Fayette CountyAugust 22, 201811,761
Warren CountyOctober 7, 201811,033
Kentucky by year:20252024202320222021202020192017
Other states in 2018:NCVAWVMARIVT

Part of the 2018 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.