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2019 Kentucky Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Kentucky customer went without power for about 3.3 hours, the 25th worst of 51 states (US average 4.6 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer
3.3
vs prior year
▼ 42%
vs 2018
Customer-hours out
7.7M
Peak customers out
135,545
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
92%
of KY customers
Counties reporting
120

Kentucky year over year

Kentucky: average hours without power per customer by year2015: 2.3h; 2016: 2.0h; 2017: 2.6h; 2018: 5.7h, coverage 78%; 2019: 3.3h, coverage 92%; 2020: 4.7h, coverage 92%; 2021: 10.4h, coverage 92%; 2022: 5.6h, coverage 94%; 2023: 14.9h; 2024: 9.7h; 2025: 7.0h0510150%50%100%2.3h20152.0h20162.6h20175.7h20183.3h20194.7h202010.4h20215.6h202214.9h20239.7h20247.0h2025
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Average hours without power per customer. Line: EAGLE-I coverage, share of customers tracked (right axis).

Month by month, 2019

Customer-hours without power across Kentucky; June was the worst.

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Kentucky customer-hours without power by month, 2019Jan 296K, Feb 545K, Mar 811K, Apr 349K, May 608K, Jun 1.5M, Jul 870K, Aug 618K, Sep 477K, Oct 752K, Nov 433K, Dec 367K0500k1M1.5M2M296KJan545KFeb811KMar349KApr608KMay1.5MJun870KJul618KAug477KSep752KOct433KNov367KDec
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All 120 Kentucky counties, 2019

Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.

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#CountyHrs / customerCustomer-hoursCustomersPeak outEvents
1Lewis County39.1230K5,8865,010469
2Todd County23.2123K5,3065,306490
3Martin County22.2135K6,0973,075355
4Knott County19.4137K7,0612,506421
5Carlisle County17.539K2,2442,244171
6Leslie County15.783K5,2951,416442
7Ballard County15.465K4,2302,558257
8Robertson County14.917K1,1611,161385
9Pike County12.5394K31,5073,172630
10Trigg County12.580K6,3984,252461
11Allen County10.5126K11,9533,952353
12Breathitt County10.180K7,915921332
13Letcher County10.0111K11,0691,445594
14Lawrence County9.884K8,5531,567483
15Hickman County9.321K2,2852,285160
16Perry County9.2149K16,2281,875567
17Monroe County8.056K6,9915,526226
18Floyd County7.9159K20,0573,307583
19Nicholas County6.924K3,5021,105610
20Bracken County6.926K3,8331,540440
21Lyon County6.428K4,3922,181399
22Owen County6.335K5,5631,982573
23Wayne County6.385K13,4223,602446
24Livingston County6.336K5,6671,039363
25Spencer County6.051K8,4342,518639
26Henry County6.044K7,3571,378580
27Bath County5.938K6,4891,282538
28Graves County5.7113K19,6927,634587
29Johnson County5.469K12,8341,055465
30Logan County5.378K14,6373,638579
31Marshall County5.399K18,5365,784597
32Trimble County5.222K4,2573,809305
33Bourbon County5.239K7,4142,174737
34McLean County5.223K4,361797607
35Fleming County5.140K7,8711,374627
36Greenup County5.192K18,1792,589648
37Menifee County4.918K3,601990360
38Campbell County4.9190K38,97515,431579
39Clinton County4.833K6,7432,576330
40Hancock County4.825K5,1701,133335
41Carter County4.862K12,8352,136589
42Edmonson County4.730K6,5051,844556
43Bell County4.757K12,2482,312673
44Muhlenberg County4.668K14,9012,502735
45Gallatin County4.419K4,3583,211301
46Oldham County4.4120K27,3653,643742
47Magoffin County4.328K6,548589234
48Pendleton County4.226K6,272973512
49McCreary County4.043K10,5862,612545
50Butler County3.927K6,824940616
51Christian County3.8139K36,3677,399759
52Harlan County3.852K13,7001,521633
53Harrison County3.837K9,6041,029728
54Bullitt County3.7149K40,36611,730765
55Boyd County3.699K27,7895,021730
56Lee County3.614K3,9613,376216
57Woodford County3.543K12,3223,604667
58Crittenden County3.514K4,1362,428375
59Metcalfe County3.522K6,2261,894320
60Ohio County3.545K12,8682,292708
61Mason County3.432K9,4341,245417
62Calloway County3.383K25,5546,130461
63Grant County3.132K10,2645,912461
64Caldwell County3.118K5,9331,396420
65Russell County3.035K11,5961,593387
66Carroll County3.019K6,3251,712289
67Webster County2.916K5,2701,382460
68Union County2.920K6,7941,913429
69Shelby County2.969K23,9281,301778
70Estill County2.921K7,2241,701654
71Cumberland County2.89,5803,483791233
72Pulaski County2.7112K42,2582,190730
73Kenton County2.6195K74,5467,281814
74McCracken County2.591K36,7616,408564
75Grayson County2.434K14,2552,574662
76Barren County2.459K24,6651,651387
77Warren County2.4161K67,8555,334990
78Boone County2.3176K74,7716,905745
79Jefferson County2.3914K390,03365,587630
80Whitley County2.341K18,3612,471596
81Knox County2.234K15,2721,526627
82Powell County2.218K8,2442,282561
83Hopkins County2.244K20,2382,508746
84Washington County2.212K5,512497292
85Owsley County2.25,2282,4201,01369
86Montgomery County2.133K15,4951,483692
87Anderson County2.124K11,516752719
88Rowan County2.131K15,0981,842413
89Fulton County2.08,2974,0891,015137
90Clark County1.936K18,7102,368698
91Nelson County1.943K22,3861,661451
92Henderson County1.940K21,4933,780635
93Simpson County1.922K11,8982,641320
94Jessamine County1.853K28,5343,158791
95Jackson County1.813K7,104766487
96Casey County1.816K8,7942,019356
97Mercer County1.720K11,645932746
98Scott County1.751K29,8673,057708
99Franklin County1.642K25,8401,744733
100Lincoln County1.520K12,8412,174502
101Elliott County1.56,6914,390439211
102Daviess County1.580K52,7055,278855
103Fayette County1.4245K170,65722,362769
104Rockcastle County1.411K8,013772472
105Garrard County1.311K8,676544680
106Clay County1.315K11,735439521
107Hart County1.213K10,882480369
108Larue County1.28,8467,475573493
109Madison County1.048K48,4632,601864
110Hardin County1.059K61,0322,297753
111Green County0.95,7506,326664267
112Marion County0.99,88110,9621,087233
113Adair County0.77,29210,660927342
114Morgan County0.65,2508,162425151
115Laurel County0.620K35,9071,162730
116Boyle County0.46,48116,810644548
117Meade County0.46,89918,076449134
118Breckinridge County0.33,50313,77350499
119Taylor County0.12,12816,754572230
120Wolfe County0.13674,14613123

Biggest Kentucky outages of 2019

Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.

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#CountyStarted (UTC)Ended (UTC)DurationPeak outCustomer-hours
1Jefferson County, KYSeptember 13, 2019 11:15September 14, 2019 05:3018h 15m65,58785K
2Fayette County, KYSeptember 13, 2019 12:45September 13, 2019 19:457h22,36228K
3Jefferson County, KYFebruary 21, 2019 23:30March 17, 2019 07:3023d 8h20,413221K
4Jefferson County, KYDecember 12, 2019 12:45December 13, 2019 20:301d 7h17,32311K
5Campbell County, KYJune 16, 2019 10:15June 17, 2019 00:1514h15,43115K
6Campbell County, KYJune 19, 2019 16:00June 20, 2019 09:3017h 30m15,07219K
7Jefferson County, KYJune 30, 2019 10:45July 4, 2019 11:304d13,55225K
8Jefferson County, KYJune 23, 2019 16:45June 26, 2019 03:002d 10h12,47385K
9Bullitt County, KYFebruary 22, 2019 16:30March 17, 2019 04:3022d 12h11,73064K
10Fayette County, KYJanuary 23, 2019 14:00January 24, 2019 02:3012h 30m11,34310K
11Jefferson County, KYMay 23, 2019 12:00May 24, 2019 07:1519h 15m11,0663,786
12Jefferson County, KYOctober 15, 2019 13:00October 16, 2019 02:1513h 15m9,4174,234
13Jefferson County, KYMay 6, 2019 05:15May 7, 2019 05:151d8,7823,326
14Bullitt County, KYSeptember 13, 2019 14:30September 13, 2019 21:457h 15m8,74811K
15Jefferson County, KYOctober 19, 2019 10:45October 19, 2019 19:158h 30m8,3355,813
16Jefferson County, KYJune 6, 2019 10:45June 7, 2019 00:3013h 45m8,0574,839
17Fayette County, KYAugust 27, 2019 07:00August 27, 2019 23:3016h 30m7,6362,880
18Graves County, KYOctober 4, 2019 13:15October 4, 2019 13:4530m7,6341,909
19Christian County, KYOctober 26, 2019 18:30October 29, 2019 22:153d 3h7,39979K
20Kenton County, KYFebruary 4, 2019 18:30February 5, 2019 00:456h 15m7,2818,360
21Jefferson County, KYOctober 21, 2019 09:30October 22, 2019 00:0014h 30m6,9992,356
22Boone County, KYOctober 25, 2019 17:00October 26, 2019 08:3015h 30m6,90536K
23Jefferson County, KYJuly 14, 2019 15:30July 18, 2019 08:453d 17h6,76010K
24Jefferson County, KYNovember 11, 2019 09:45November 12, 2019 05:1519h 30m6,7191,992
25McCracken County, KYDecember 2, 2019 11:30December 2, 2019 12:451h 15m6,4087,123
EAGLE-I tracked about 92% of Kentucky's electricity customers in 2019; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Kentucky by year:2025202420232022202120202018201720162015
Other states in 2019:WVMINCLACAVTVAAR

Part of the 2019 US Power Outage Report.

Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.