massoutage

2019 Kentucky Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Kentucky customer went without power for about 3.3 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
3.3
Peak customers out
65,587
Rank (worst state)
25th
Counties affected
20

Kentucky outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Kentucky counties in 2019

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

1Jefferson County65,5872Fayette County22,3623Campbell County15,4314Bullitt County11,7305Graves County7,6346Christian County7,3997Kenton County7,2818Boone County6,9059McCracken County6,40810Todd County6,14311Calloway County6,13012Grant County5,91213Marshall County5,78414Monroe County5,52615Warren County5,33416Daviess County5,27817Boyd County5,02118Lewis County5,01019Trigg County4,25220Allen County3,952

Biggest Kentucky outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Jefferson CountySeptember 13, 201965,587
Fayette CountySeptember 13, 201922,362
Jefferson CountyFebruary 21, 201920,413
Jefferson CountyDecember 12, 201917,323
Campbell CountyJune 16, 201915,431
Campbell CountyJune 19, 201915,072
Jefferson CountyJune 30, 201913,552
Jefferson CountyJune 23, 201912,473
Bullitt CountyFebruary 22, 201911,730
Fayette CountyJanuary 23, 201911,343
Kentucky by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:WVNCMILACAVT

Part of the 2019 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.