2023 Kentucky Power Outage Report
In 2023, the average Kentucky customer went without power for about 14.9 hours, the 3rd worst of 51 states (US average 6.7 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
14.9
vs prior year
▲ 165%
vs 2022
Customer-hours out
34.8M
Peak customers out
528,390
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of KY customers
Counties reporting
120
Kentucky year over year
All 120 Kentucky counties, 2023
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonson County | 88.9 | 578K | 6,505 | 6,505 | 395 |
| 2 | Woodford County | 69.0 | 850K | 12,322 | 11,346 | 441 |
| 3 | Grayson County | 58.2 | 830K | 14,255 | 7,810 | 653 |
| 4 | Butler County | 51.8 | 353K | 6,824 | 6,572 | 456 |
| 5 | Lee County | 51.3 | 203K | 3,961 | 3,249 | 283 |
| 6 | Russell County | 46.7 | 542K | 11,596 | 6,080 | 490 |
| 7 | Washington County | 44.0 | 243K | 5,512 | 5,512 | 369 |
| 8 | Hart County | 43.5 | 473K | 10,882 | 7,655 | 417 |
| 9 | Metcalfe County | 39.4 | 245K | 6,226 | 4,026 | 257 |
| 10 | Robertson County | 38.0 | 44K | 1,161 | 1,161 | 122 |
| 11 | Anderson County | 32.9 | 379K | 11,516 | 9,604 | 519 |
| 12 | Todd County | 31.8 | 169K | 5,306 | 5,306 | 280 |
| 13 | Trigg County | 31.5 | 202K | 6,398 | 4,677 | 391 |
| 14 | Owsley County | 31.5 | 76K | 2,420 | 2,220 | 207 |
| 15 | Clinton County | 30.9 | 208K | 6,743 | 5,585 | 385 |
| 16 | Allen County | 29.2 | 349K | 11,953 | 9,739 | 382 |
| 17 | Leslie County | 28.5 | 151K | 5,295 | 2,315 | 362 |
| 18 | Lyon County | 28.1 | 123K | 4,392 | 2,638 | 260 |
| 19 | Oldham County | 27.5 | 752K | 27,365 | 14,419 | 475 |
| 20 | Martin County | 27.3 | 166K | 6,097 | 4,432 | 360 |
| 21 | Fayette County | 26.0 | 4.4M | 170,657 | 52,488 | 659 |
| 22 | Barren County | 25.2 | 622K | 24,665 | 11,038 | 562 |
| 23 | Hickman County | 24.6 | 56K | 2,285 | 2,285 | 159 |
| 24 | Bourbon County | 24.2 | 180K | 7,414 | 4,496 | 482 |
| 25 | Hancock County | 23.8 | 123K | 5,170 | 3,677 | 355 |
| 26 | Muhlenberg County | 22.1 | 329K | 14,901 | 8,674 | 560 |
| 27 | Estill County | 21.3 | 154K | 7,224 | 3,135 | 435 |
| 28 | Rockcastle County | 20.7 | 166K | 8,013 | 2,739 | 425 |
| 29 | Logan County | 20.5 | 299K | 14,637 | 6,767 | 502 |
| 30 | Jackson County | 19.9 | 141K | 7,104 | 6,894 | 399 |
| 31 | Nelson County | 19.5 | 437K | 22,386 | 10,759 | 718 |
| 32 | Larue County | 19.4 | 145K | 7,475 | 3,724 | 261 |
| 33 | Wayne County | 19.2 | 257K | 13,422 | 6,300 | 495 |
| 34 | Pulaski County | 18.9 | 798K | 42,258 | 13,765 | 818 |
| 35 | Marion County | 18.9 | 207K | 10,962 | 6,470 | 291 |
| 36 | Ohio County | 18.5 | 238K | 12,868 | 4,863 | 588 |
| 37 | Monroe County | 18.4 | 128K | 6,991 | 3,398 | 255 |
| 38 | Knott County | 18.1 | 128K | 7,061 | 2,426 | 398 |
| 39 | Floyd County | 18.1 | 363K | 20,057 | 4,824 | 620 |
| 40 | Jefferson County | 18.0 | 7.0M | 390,033 | 82,578 | 726 |
| 41 | Lawrence County | 17.5 | 149K | 8,553 | 5,207 | 465 |
| 42 | Nicholas County | 17.1 | 60K | 3,502 | 1,650 | 373 |
| 43 | McCreary County | 16.9 | 179K | 10,586 | 3,783 | 411 |
| 44 | Breathitt County | 16.2 | 128K | 7,915 | 2,804 | 452 |
| 45 | Jessamine County | 15.5 | 443K | 28,534 | 12,548 | 555 |
| 46 | Warren County | 15.4 | 1.0M | 67,855 | 27,331 | 933 |
| 47 | Clay County | 14.9 | 175K | 11,735 | 4,118 | 518 |
| 48 | Spencer County | 14.9 | 126K | 8,434 | 6,094 | 331 |
| 49 | Lincoln County | 14.9 | 191K | 12,841 | 5,444 | 359 |
| 50 | Letcher County | 14.7 | 163K | 11,069 | 2,787 | 555 |
| 51 | McLean County | 14.3 | 62K | 4,361 | 2,655 | 390 |
| 52 | Owen County | 13.9 | 77K | 5,563 | 2,571 | 437 |
| 53 | Bullitt County | 13.6 | 548K | 40,366 | 15,629 | 871 |
| 54 | Scott County | 13.5 | 405K | 29,867 | 7,778 | 616 |
| 55 | Bracken County | 13.0 | 50K | 3,833 | 1,835 | 309 |
| 56 | Bath County | 12.8 | 83K | 6,489 | 6,010 | 446 |
| 57 | Harrison County | 12.8 | 123K | 9,604 | 4,636 | 428 |
| 58 | Casey County | 12.6 | 111K | 8,794 | 1,762 | 218 |
| 59 | Johnson County | 12.5 | 161K | 12,834 | 2,388 | 495 |
| 60 | Mercer County | 12.2 | 143K | 11,645 | 6,309 | 419 |
| 61 | Perry County | 12.1 | 196K | 16,228 | 2,701 | 568 |
| 62 | Menifee County | 12.0 | 43K | 3,601 | 2,589 | 334 |
| 63 | Pendleton County | 11.9 | 74K | 6,272 | 2,821 | 398 |
| 64 | Pike County | 11.8 | 372K | 31,507 | 6,920 | 664 |
| 65 | Gallatin County | 11.8 | 51K | 4,358 | 2,354 | 200 |
| 66 | Webster County | 11.4 | 60K | 5,270 | 5,270 | 286 |
| 67 | Christian County | 10.7 | 390K | 36,367 | 10,854 | 575 |
| 68 | Boyle County | 10.7 | 179K | 16,810 | 5,873 | 323 |
| 69 | Meade County | 10.7 | 193K | 18,076 | 6,043 | 489 |
| 70 | Franklin County | 10.5 | 271K | 25,840 | 4,545 | 448 |
| 71 | Garrard County | 10.1 | 88K | 8,676 | 2,410 | 244 |
| 72 | Magoffin County | 9.9 | 65K | 6,548 | 1,306 | 475 |
| 73 | Lewis County | 9.9 | 58K | 5,886 | 1,857 | 419 |
| 74 | Carter County | 9.8 | 126K | 12,835 | 3,569 | 580 |
| 75 | Madison County | 9.7 | 470K | 48,463 | 17,075 | 670 |
| 76 | Breckinridge County | 9.7 | 133K | 13,773 | 4,323 | 485 |
| 77 | Grant County | 9.7 | 99K | 10,264 | 4,305 | 444 |
| 78 | Henry County | 9.2 | 67K | 7,357 | 2,324 | 325 |
| 79 | Daviess County | 8.9 | 470K | 52,705 | 10,998 | 792 |
| 80 | Carlisle County | 8.8 | 20K | 2,244 | 1,004 | 125 |
| 81 | Bell County | 8.7 | 107K | 12,248 | 2,860 | 593 |
| 82 | Hardin County | 8.5 | 518K | 61,032 | 17,749 | 781 |
| 83 | Greenup County | 8.4 | 152K | 18,179 | 5,606 | 622 |
| 84 | Simpson County | 8.1 | 97K | 11,898 | 3,507 | 279 |
| 85 | Union County | 7.9 | 54K | 6,794 | 1,845 | 500 |
| 86 | Fleming County | 7.9 | 62K | 7,871 | 2,453 | 523 |
| 87 | Powell County | 7.7 | 64K | 8,244 | 5,544 | 331 |
| 88 | Laurel County | 7.7 | 275K | 35,907 | 7,360 | 810 |
| 89 | Wolfe County | 7.3 | 30K | 4,146 | 2,315 | 453 |
| 90 | Calloway County | 7.0 | 178K | 25,554 | 5,597 | 386 |
| 91 | Green County | 6.9 | 43K | 6,326 | 2,508 | 71 |
| 92 | Hopkins County | 6.6 | 133K | 20,238 | 6,847 | 690 |
| 93 | Trimble County | 6.5 | 28K | 4,257 | 959 | 172 |
| 94 | Cumberland County | 6.5 | 23K | 3,483 | 1,949 | 200 |
| 95 | Marshall County | 6.3 | 117K | 18,536 | 8,921 | 423 |
| 96 | Graves County | 6.3 | 124K | 19,692 | 5,822 | 471 |
| 97 | Harlan County | 6.3 | 86K | 13,700 | 2,434 | 527 |
| 98 | Adair County | 6.1 | 65K | 10,660 | 2,346 | 142 |
| 99 | Elliott County | 5.8 | 25K | 4,390 | 1,073 | 232 |
| 100 | Whitley County | 5.8 | 106K | 18,361 | 2,748 | 502 |
| 101 | Mason County | 5.7 | 54K | 9,434 | 1,843 | 425 |
| 102 | Clark County | 5.6 | 105K | 18,710 | 5,261 | 391 |
| 103 | Shelby County | 5.5 | 131K | 23,928 | 5,342 | 427 |
| 104 | Knox County | 5.5 | 84K | 15,272 | 2,610 | 554 |
| 105 | Boyd County | 5.2 | 144K | 27,789 | 4,248 | 726 |
| 106 | Rowan County | 4.4 | 67K | 15,098 | 1,820 | 407 |
| 107 | Henderson County | 4.4 | 94K | 21,493 | 2,951 | 626 |
| 108 | Crittenden County | 4.3 | 18K | 4,136 | 811 | 289 |
| 109 | Montgomery County | 4.0 | 62K | 15,495 | 1,800 | 426 |
| 110 | Ballard County | 3.9 | 16K | 4,230 | 724 | 197 |
| 111 | Caldwell County | 3.6 | 22K | 5,933 | 912 | 240 |
| 112 | Livingston County | 3.4 | 19K | 5,667 | 1,357 | 212 |
| 113 | Fulton County | 3.4 | 14K | 4,089 | 894 | 107 |
| 114 | Morgan County | 3.3 | 27K | 8,162 | 975 | 466 |
| 115 | Campbell County | 3.0 | 119K | 38,975 | 4,638 | 566 |
| 116 | Boone County | 2.8 | 213K | 74,771 | 9,716 | 869 |
| 117 | Carroll County | 2.6 | 17K | 6,325 | 729 | 178 |
| 118 | McCracken County | 2.6 | 95K | 36,761 | 6,016 | 812 |
| 119 | Kenton County | 2.4 | 182K | 74,546 | 5,821 | 842 |
| 120 | Taylor County | 1.9 | 31K | 16,754 | 3,312 | 99 |
Biggest Kentucky outages of 2023
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County, KY | March 3, 2023 08:30 | March 11, 2023 04:00 | 7d 19h | 82,578 | 5.1M |
| 2 | Fayette County, KY | March 3, 2023 12:00 | March 11, 2023 01:30 | 7d 13h | 52,488 | 3.3M |
| 3 | Fayette County, KY | June 15, 2023 15:30 | August 2, 2023 22:00 | 48d 6h | 32,327 | 944K |
| 4 | Warren County, KY | March 3, 2023 18:00 | March 10, 2023 21:00 | 7d 3h | 27,331 | 682K |
| 5 | Jefferson County, KY | August 25, 2023 12:15 | August 29, 2023 10:15 | 3d 22h | 26,444 | 507K |
| 6 | Jefferson County, KY | June 25, 2023 05:45 | June 29, 2023 08:30 | 4d 2h | 23,449 | 377K |
| 7 | Jefferson County, KY | April 4, 2023 11:00 | April 8, 2023 07:30 | 3d 20h | 20,296 | 315K |
| 8 | Hardin County, KY | March 3, 2023 17:45 | March 9, 2023 00:15 | 5d 6h | 17,749 | 435K |
| 9 | Madison County, KY | June 26, 2023 01:15 | July 4, 2023 10:45 | 8d 9h | 17,075 | 213K |
| 10 | Warren County, KY | August 17, 2023 10:45 | August 17, 2023 20:15 | 9h 30m | 16,671 | 21K |
| 11 | Bullitt County, KY | March 3, 2023 11:45 | March 9, 2023 22:00 | 6d 10h | 15,629 | 375K |
| 12 | Warren County, KY | February 3, 2023 13:45 | February 3, 2023 22:15 | 8h 30m | 15,298 | 19K |
| 13 | Oldham County, KY | March 3, 2023 21:00 | March 10, 2023 21:30 | 7d | 14,419 | 592K |
| 14 | Pulaski County, KY | March 3, 2023 16:45 | March 14, 2023 13:45 | 10d 21h | 13,765 | 580K |
| 15 | Madison County, KY | March 3, 2023 17:45 | March 8, 2023 22:45 | 5d 5h | 13,405 | 179K |
| 16 | Jessamine County, KY | June 26, 2023 02:00 | June 28, 2023 22:30 | 2d 20h | 12,548 | 126K |
| 17 | Bullitt County, KY | June 25, 2023 20:45 | June 28, 2023 19:15 | 2d 22h | 12,265 | 77K |
| 18 | Woodford County, KY | March 3, 2023 20:30 | March 10, 2023 01:00 | 6d 4h | 11,346 | 687K |
| 19 | Barren County, KY | June 26, 2023 03:45 | June 29, 2023 21:00 | 3d 17h | 11,038 | 229K |
| 20 | Daviess County, KY | March 3, 2023 17:30 | March 8, 2023 04:15 | 4d 10h | 10,998 | 242K |
| 21 | Jefferson County, KY | March 31, 2023 15:00 | April 4, 2023 09:00 | 3d 18h | 10,928 | 218K |
| 22 | Oldham County, KY | June 26, 2023 00:30 | June 28, 2023 21:30 | 2d 21h | 10,892 | 64K |
| 23 | Christian County, KY | March 3, 2023 17:00 | March 6, 2023 22:45 | 3d 5h | 10,854 | 313K |
| 24 | Warren County, KY | June 26, 2023 03:30 | June 29, 2023 21:00 | 3d 17h | 10,770 | 175K |
| 25 | Nelson County, KY | March 3, 2023 20:45 | March 9, 2023 06:00 | 5d 9h | 10,759 | 369K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Kentucky's electricity customers in 2023; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2023 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.