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2024 Kentucky Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average Kentucky customer went without power for about 9.8 hours — the 14th worst of any US state that year, 1.6× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
9.8
Peak customers out
54,284
Rank (worst state)
14th
Counties affected
20

Kentucky outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Kentucky counties in 2024

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

1Jefferson County54,2842Fayette County40,1013Warren County15,7604Muhlenberg County15,7405Bullitt County12,3666Boyd County12,1987Pulaski County11,6098Graves County11,3479Trigg County10,68310Daviess County9,55811Madison County9,36612Hopkins County9,29213Christian County9,25414Grant County9,10015Greenup County9,07716Calloway County8,65417Boone County8,56918Oldham County8,08219Hardin County7,79620Campbell County6,726

Biggest Kentucky outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Jefferson CountyMay 26, 202454,284
Fayette CountyMay 24, 202440,101
Warren CountyMarch 11, 202415,760
Muhlenberg CountyMay 26, 202415,740
Warren CountyMay 26, 202415,679
Jefferson CountyJuly 31, 202415,288
Fayette CountyApril 1, 202412,536
Bullitt CountyMay 26, 202412,366
Boyd CountySeptember 27, 202412,198
Pulaski CountyMay 26, 202411,609
Kentucky by year:20252023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2024:NCSCMEGATXFL

Part of the 2024 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.