2024 Kentucky Power Outage Report
In 2024, the average Kentucky customer went without power for about 9.8 hours, the 14th worst of 51 states (US average 11.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
9.8
vs prior year
▼ 35%
vs 2023
Customer-hours out
22.8M
Peak customers out
225,780
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of KY customers
Counties reporting
120
Kentucky year over year
All 120 Kentucky counties, 2024
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 | Leslie County | 73.9 | 391K | 5,295 | 3,582 | 411 |
| 2 | Trigg County | 73.8 | 472K | 6,398 | 6,398 | 416 |
| 3 | Menifee County | 70.3 | 253K | 3,601 | 3,601 | 380 |
| 4 | Muhlenberg County | 54.7 | 815K | 14,901 | 14,901 | 601 |
| 5 | Todd County | 45.4 | 241K | 5,306 | 5,306 | 303 |
| 6 | Trimble County | 38.4 | 163K | 4,257 | 4,257 | 225 |
| 7 | Carter County | 33.1 | 425K | 12,835 | 5,888 | 599 |
| 8 | Lyon County | 33.0 | 145K | 4,392 | 4,316 | 366 |
| 9 | Lewis County | 32.4 | 191K | 5,886 | 4,421 | 395 |
| 10 | Estill County | 32.0 | 231K | 7,224 | 4,671 | 455 |
| 11 | Bracken County | 31.8 | 122K | 3,833 | 3,545 | 299 |
| 12 | Clinton County | 30.7 | 207K | 6,743 | 5,734 | 423 |
| 13 | Lee County | 29.9 | 118K | 3,961 | 2,601 | 249 |
| 14 | Bath County | 29.6 | 192K | 6,489 | 4,455 | 481 |
| 15 | Knott County | 29.2 | 206K | 7,061 | 2,585 | 444 |
| 16 | Powell County | 27.3 | 225K | 8,244 | 5,632 | 470 |
| 17 | Greenup County | 26.3 | 478K | 18,179 | 9,077 | 642 |
| 18 | Letcher County | 25.5 | 282K | 11,069 | 5,066 | 569 |
| 19 | Lawrence County | 24.4 | 209K | 8,553 | 3,062 | 450 |
| 20 | Nelson County | 23.0 | 514K | 22,386 | 2,906 | 544 |
| 21 | Hopkins County | 22.5 | 456K | 20,238 | 9,292 | 713 |
| 22 | Robertson County | 22.4 | 26K | 1,161 | 1,161 | 165 |
| 23 | Caldwell County | 22.0 | 131K | 5,933 | 3,094 | 312 |
| 24 | Elliott County | 21.7 | 95K | 4,390 | 1,820 | 257 |
| 25 | Woodford County | 21.2 | 261K | 12,322 | 4,633 | 435 |
| 26 | Boyd County | 20.5 | 570K | 27,789 | 12,198 | 754 |
| 27 | Logan County | 20.4 | 298K | 14,637 | 5,878 | 538 |
| 28 | Harlan County | 20.1 | 276K | 13,700 | 5,286 | 594 |
| 29 | Rowan County | 19.7 | 297K | 15,098 | 6,413 | 462 |
| 30 | Nicholas County | 18.6 | 65K | 3,502 | 1,647 | 383 |
| 31 | Perry County | 18.5 | 300K | 16,228 | 3,739 | 555 |
| 32 | Owsley County | 18.0 | 44K | 2,420 | 1,316 | 199 |
| 33 | McLean County | 16.8 | 73K | 4,361 | 1,596 | 437 |
| 34 | Calloway County | 15.3 | 391K | 25,554 | 8,654 | 618 |
| 35 | Bourbon County | 14.9 | 111K | 7,414 | 3,287 | 589 |
| 36 | Clay County | 14.4 | 169K | 11,735 | 3,834 | 499 |
| 37 | Martin County | 14.0 | 85K | 6,097 | 3,042 | 371 |
| 38 | Butler County | 13.8 | 94K | 6,824 | 3,509 | 437 |
| 39 | Hickman County | 13.8 | 31K | 2,285 | 1,097 | 167 |
| 40 | Breathitt County | 13.6 | 108K | 7,915 | 1,786 | 477 |
| 41 | Magoffin County | 13.3 | 87K | 6,548 | 2,883 | 437 |
| 42 | Fleming County | 13.1 | 103K | 7,871 | 3,987 | 553 |
| 43 | Christian County | 13.1 | 476K | 36,367 | 9,254 | 693 |
| 44 | Bell County | 13.0 | 159K | 12,248 | 3,773 | 650 |
| 45 | Anderson County | 12.8 | 147K | 11,516 | 5,891 | 545 |
| 46 | Floyd County | 12.5 | 251K | 20,057 | 2,865 | 615 |
| 47 | McCreary County | 12.5 | 133K | 10,586 | 3,129 | 470 |
| 48 | Pike County | 12.3 | 389K | 31,507 | 4,709 | 649 |
| 49 | Montgomery County | 11.4 | 177K | 15,495 | 6,064 | 551 |
| 50 | Fayette County | 11.2 | 1.9M | 170,657 | 40,101 | 245 |
| 51 | Washington County | 11.2 | 61K | 5,512 | 2,402 | 400 |
| 52 | Graves County | 10.0 | 198K | 19,692 | 11,347 | 712 |
| 53 | Pulaski County | 9.8 | 416K | 42,258 | 11,609 | 910 |
| 54 | Cumberland County | 9.8 | 34K | 3,483 | 1,395 | 233 |
| 55 | Rockcastle County | 9.7 | 78K | 8,013 | 2,513 | 440 |
| 56 | Jackson County | 9.7 | 69K | 7,104 | 1,742 | 420 |
| 57 | Wayne County | 9.4 | 126K | 13,422 | 4,905 | 574 |
| 58 | Johnson County | 9.1 | 117K | 12,834 | 1,647 | 508 |
| 59 | Harrison County | 9.0 | 87K | 9,604 | 3,270 | 481 |
| 60 | Knox County | 8.8 | 134K | 15,272 | 3,263 | 583 |
| 61 | Marshall County | 8.8 | 162K | 18,536 | 4,357 | 669 |
| 62 | Clark County | 8.6 | 161K | 18,710 | 3,696 | 586 |
| 63 | Ohio County | 8.4 | 108K | 12,868 | 3,290 | 633 |
| 64 | Oldham County | 8.4 | 230K | 27,365 | 8,082 | 597 |
| 65 | Owen County | 8.4 | 46K | 5,563 | 2,277 | 540 |
| 66 | Wolfe County | 8.2 | 34K | 4,146 | 1,312 | 473 |
| 67 | Carlisle County | 8.2 | 18K | 2,244 | 952 | 181 |
| 68 | Ballard County | 7.9 | 33K | 4,230 | 2,750 | 251 |
| 69 | Hancock County | 7.5 | 39K | 5,170 | 3,059 | 519 |
| 70 | Morgan County | 7.4 | 60K | 8,162 | 2,445 | 503 |
| 71 | Pendleton County | 7.3 | 46K | 6,272 | 1,501 | 506 |
| 72 | Grayson County | 7.3 | 104K | 14,255 | 4,166 | 729 |
| 73 | Mercer County | 7.3 | 85K | 11,645 | 2,878 | 455 |
| 74 | Russell County | 7.2 | 84K | 11,596 | 2,170 | 566 |
| 75 | Meade County | 7.2 | 130K | 18,076 | 4,072 | 536 |
| 76 | Garrard County | 7.2 | 62K | 8,676 | 1,645 | 262 |
| 77 | Allen County | 7.1 | 84K | 11,953 | 4,806 | 436 |
| 78 | Jefferson County | 6.8 | 2.7M | 390,033 | 54,284 | 647 |
| 79 | Grant County | 6.7 | 69K | 10,264 | 9,100 | 514 |
| 80 | Scott County | 6.5 | 195K | 29,867 | 6,028 | 603 |
| 81 | Gallatin County | 6.5 | 28K | 4,358 | 1,569 | 360 |
| 82 | Boyle County | 6.5 | 109K | 16,810 | 4,427 | 351 |
| 83 | Henry County | 6.5 | 48K | 7,357 | 1,606 | 352 |
| 84 | Spencer County | 6.2 | 52K | 8,434 | 2,723 | 384 |
| 85 | Edmonson County | 6.2 | 40K | 6,505 | 1,891 | 394 |
| 86 | Bullitt County | 6.1 | 248K | 40,366 | 12,366 | 995 |
| 87 | Carroll County | 6.1 | 39K | 6,325 | 908 | 259 |
| 88 | Metcalfe County | 6.0 | 38K | 6,226 | 2,240 | 255 |
| 89 | Hart County | 6.0 | 65K | 10,882 | 1,838 | 422 |
| 90 | Whitley County | 5.9 | 108K | 18,361 | 3,937 | 530 |
| 91 | Jessamine County | 5.8 | 166K | 28,534 | 6,416 | 626 |
| 92 | Warren County | 5.7 | 389K | 67,855 | 15,760 | 994 |
| 93 | Barren County | 5.4 | 133K | 24,665 | 6,510 | 586 |
| 94 | Franklin County | 5.3 | 138K | 25,840 | 3,186 | 663 |
| 95 | Fulton County | 5.2 | 21K | 4,089 | 1,200 | 112 |
| 96 | Livingston County | 5.1 | 29K | 5,667 | 1,390 | 346 |
| 97 | Casey County | 4.9 | 43K | 8,794 | 1,397 | 278 |
| 98 | Lincoln County | 4.9 | 63K | 12,841 | 1,841 | 451 |
| 99 | Breckinridge County | 4.8 | 66K | 13,773 | 2,971 | 525 |
| 100 | Crittenden County | 4.6 | 19K | 4,136 | 2,704 | 304 |
| 101 | Union County | 4.6 | 31K | 6,794 | 1,988 | 449 |
| 102 | Laurel County | 4.3 | 155K | 35,907 | 3,547 | 819 |
| 103 | Monroe County | 4.3 | 30K | 6,991 | 1,819 | 286 |
| 104 | Webster County | 4.3 | 22K | 5,270 | 1,077 | 350 |
| 105 | Mason County | 4.1 | 39K | 9,434 | 1,001 | 483 |
| 106 | Madison County | 3.9 | 187K | 48,463 | 9,366 | 821 |
| 107 | Campbell County | 3.6 | 142K | 38,975 | 6,726 | 660 |
| 108 | Simpson County | 3.4 | 40K | 11,898 | 2,303 | 306 |
| 109 | Daviess County | 3.1 | 161K | 52,705 | 9,558 | 884 |
| 110 | Hardin County | 2.9 | 180K | 61,032 | 7,796 | 810 |
| 111 | Green County | 2.9 | 18K | 6,326 | 1,443 | 70 |
| 112 | Larue County | 2.8 | 21K | 7,475 | 2,400 | 357 |
| 113 | Marion County | 2.6 | 29K | 10,962 | 1,992 | 366 |
| 114 | Kenton County | 2.6 | 190K | 74,546 | 5,600 | 851 |
| 115 | Shelby County | 2.5 | 59K | 23,928 | 1,796 | 534 |
| 116 | Henderson County | 2.4 | 51K | 21,493 | 1,749 | 723 |
| 117 | Boone County | 2.3 | 172K | 74,771 | 8,569 | 776 |
| 118 | McCracken County | 2.3 | 83K | 36,761 | 4,132 | 933 |
| 119 | Adair County | 1.5 | 16K | 10,660 | 1,066 | 156 |
| 120 | Taylor County | 0.5 | 8,183 | 16,754 | 3,315 | 128 |
Biggest Kentucky outages of 2024
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 | May 26, 2024 11:45 | May 31, 2024 07:00 | 4d 19h | 54,284 | 1.7M |
| 2 | Fayette County, KY | May 24, 2024 09:15 | December 11, 2024 12:45 | 201d 3h | 40,101 | 1.6M |
| 3 | Warren County, KY | March 11, 2024 12:45 | March 11, 2024 18:00 | 5h 15m | 15,760 | 5,928 |
| 4 | Warren County, KY | May 26, 2024 15:15 | May 31, 2024 01:15 | 4d 10h | 15,679 | 236K |
| 5 | Jefferson County, KY | July 31, 2024 11:45 | August 4, 2024 03:30 | 3d 15h | 15,288 | 161K |
| 6 | Muhlenberg County, KY | May 26, 2024 14:45 | June 1, 2024 22:15 | 6d 7h | 14,901 | 781K |
| 7 | Fayette County, KY | April 1, 2024 11:30 | April 6, 2024 22:30 | 5d 11h | 12,536 | 225K |
| 8 | Bullitt County, KY | May 26, 2024 16:00 | May 30, 2024 23:30 | 4d 7h | 12,366 | 142K |
| 9 | Boyd County, KY | September 27, 2024 09:00 | October 3, 2024 02:00 | 5d 17h | 12,198 | 327K |
| 10 | Pulaski County, KY | May 26, 2024 17:15 | May 31, 2024 21:45 | 5d 4h | 11,609 | 238K |
| 11 | Graves County, KY | April 12, 2024 08:30 | April 12, 2024 11:30 | 3h | 11,347 | 12K |
| 12 | Warren County, KY | June 16, 2024 20:00 | June 16, 2024 22:15 | 2h 15m | 10,329 | 13K |
| 13 | Warren County, KY | May 1, 2024 05:45 | May 1, 2024 07:45 | 2h | 10,314 | 16K |
| 14 | Graves County, KY | May 26, 2024 13:15 | May 30, 2024 16:30 | 4d 3h | 10,171 | 141K |
| 15 | Jefferson County, KY | September 26, 2024 10:45 | October 1, 2024 11:00 | 5d | 9,934 | 193K |
| 16 | Daviess County, KY | April 17, 2024 04:45 | April 18, 2024 00:30 | 19h 45m | 9,558 | 11K |
| 17 | Madison County, KY | September 18, 2024 14:00 | September 18, 2024 20:00 | 6h | 9,366 | 8,692 |
| 18 | Hopkins County, KY | May 26, 2024 14:00 | June 1, 2024 13:15 | 5d 23h | 9,292 | 426K |
| 19 | Christian County, KY | May 26, 2024 14:15 | June 1, 2024 02:00 | 5d 11h | 9,254 | 419K |
| 20 | Grant County, KY | May 6, 2024 15:00 | May 6, 2024 19:00 | 4h | 9,100 | 15K |
| 21 | Greenup County, KY | September 27, 2024 10:15 | October 3, 2024 11:15 | 6d 1h | 9,077 | 233K |
| 22 | Calloway County, KY | May 26, 2024 13:00 | May 30, 2024 20:00 | 4d 7h | 8,654 | 287K |
| 23 | Boone County, KY | September 27, 2024 09:15 | September 30, 2024 00:30 | 2d 15h | 8,569 | 69K |
| 24 | Jefferson County, KY | May 14, 2024 11:15 | May 14, 2024 16:15 | 5h | 8,531 | 2,281 |
| 25 | Jefferson County, KY | January 10, 2024 11:00 | January 13, 2024 20:15 | 3d 9h | 8,273 | 9,449 |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Kentucky's electricity customers in 2024; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2024 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.