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2020 Kentucky Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Kentucky customer went without power for about 4.7 hours — the 29th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.7
Peak customers out
27,133
Rank (worst state)
29th
Counties affected
20

Kentucky outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Kentucky counties in 2020

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

1Jefferson County27,1332Pike County16,0273Perry County14,3434Warren County12,3305Fayette County10,7626Trigg County10,4187Hardin County8,1858Henderson County8,1649Letcher County7,88810McCreary County7,82911Knott County7,34612Whitley County7,18213Boone County7,02414Pulaski County6,99415Oldham County6,58216Christian County6,56217McCracken County6,42018Kenton County6,34519Knox County5,74420Leslie County5,520

Biggest Kentucky outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Jefferson CountyOctober 12, 202027,133
Pike CountyApril 13, 202016,027
Perry CountyApril 12, 202014,343
Jefferson CountyJuly 10, 202014,215
Jefferson CountySeptember 23, 202012,685
Warren CountyFebruary 19, 202012,330
Jefferson CountyMarch 12, 202011,002
Fayette CountyMarch 11, 202010,762
Trigg CountyJuly 12, 202010,418
Fayette CountyOctober 12, 202010,408
Kentucky by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.