2025 Kentucky Power Outage Report
In 2025, the average Kentucky customer went without power for about 7.0 hours, the 12th worst of 51 states (US average 5.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
7.0
vs prior year
▼ 28%
vs 2024
Customer-hours out
16.3M
Peak customers out
468,569
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of KY customers
Counties reporting
120
Kentucky year over year
All 120 Kentucky counties, 2025
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 | 51.9 | 275K | 5,295 | 4,718 | 414 |
| 2 | Menifee County | 50.5 | 182K | 3,601 | 3,601 | 429 |
| 3 | Martin County | 34.5 | 210K | 6,097 | 2,823 | 400 |
| 4 | Union County | 30.6 | 208K | 6,794 | 3,876 | 389 |
| 5 | Johnson County | 29.1 | 373K | 12,834 | 5,172 | 574 |
| 6 | Trigg County | 27.7 | 177K | 6,398 | 6,398 | 565 |
| 7 | Breathitt County | 27.3 | 216K | 7,915 | 2,662 | 477 |
| 8 | Lee County | 25.9 | 103K | 3,961 | 1,626 | 321 |
| 9 | Magoffin County | 23.9 | 156K | 6,548 | 3,584 | 509 |
| 10 | Owsley County | 22.6 | 55K | 2,420 | 1,080 | 243 |
| 11 | Wolfe County | 22.1 | 92K | 4,146 | 4,146 | 495 |
| 12 | Knott County | 21.7 | 153K | 7,061 | 2,346 | 420 |
| 13 | Morgan County | 21.2 | 173K | 8,162 | 3,523 | 484 |
| 14 | Lawrence County | 21.1 | 180K | 8,553 | 5,268 | 510 |
| 15 | Todd County | 20.1 | 107K | 5,306 | 5,306 | 409 |
| 16 | Letcher County | 20.0 | 222K | 11,069 | 3,258 | 548 |
| 17 | Henderson County | 19.8 | 426K | 21,493 | 10,749 | 798 |
| 18 | McLean County | 19.0 | 83K | 4,361 | 1,474 | 374 |
| 19 | Floyd County | 18.9 | 379K | 20,057 | 2,885 | 591 |
| 20 | Spencer County | 18.1 | 153K | 8,434 | 3,817 | 433 |
| 21 | Pike County | 17.8 | 560K | 31,507 | 6,039 | 637 |
| 22 | Perry County | 15.6 | 253K | 16,228 | 2,096 | 563 |
| 23 | Estill County | 14.3 | 104K | 7,224 | 3,121 | 436 |
| 24 | Powell County | 14.2 | 117K | 8,244 | 2,566 | 514 |
| 25 | Crittenden County | 13.7 | 57K | 4,136 | 2,521 | 439 |
| 26 | Lyon County | 13.4 | 59K | 4,392 | 2,869 | 406 |
| 27 | Hancock County | 13.3 | 69K | 5,170 | 3,620 | 391 |
| 28 | Anderson County | 13.3 | 153K | 11,516 | 7,276 | 415 |
| 29 | Harlan County | 13.0 | 179K | 13,700 | 5,681 | 582 |
| 30 | Cumberland County | 12.8 | 44K | 3,483 | 3,483 | 202 |
| 31 | McCreary County | 12.7 | 135K | 10,586 | 2,820 | 460 |
| 32 | Clay County | 12.7 | 149K | 11,735 | 2,322 | 502 |
| 33 | Lewis County | 12.2 | 72K | 5,886 | 1,428 | 409 |
| 34 | Pulaski County | 11.8 | 498K | 42,258 | 7,741 | 739 |
| 35 | Logan County | 11.8 | 172K | 14,637 | 4,582 | 559 |
| 36 | Livingston County | 11.5 | 65K | 5,667 | 2,161 | 466 |
| 37 | Knox County | 10.9 | 166K | 15,272 | 4,227 | 536 |
| 38 | Rockcastle County | 10.9 | 87K | 8,013 | 2,343 | 438 |
| 39 | Bell County | 9.9 | 121K | 12,248 | 7,312 | 658 |
| 40 | Carlisle County | 9.9 | 22K | 2,244 | 1,390 | 168 |
| 41 | Russell County | 9.6 | 111K | 11,596 | 4,937 | 498 |
| 42 | Laurel County | 9.6 | 343K | 35,907 | 10,904 | 820 |
| 43 | Robertson County | 9.4 | 11K | 1,161 | 785 | 178 |
| 44 | Muhlenberg County | 9.3 | 138K | 14,901 | 6,579 | 538 |
| 45 | Woodford County | 9.2 | 114K | 12,322 | 7,405 | 499 |
| 46 | Ballard County | 9.2 | 39K | 4,230 | 1,216 | 350 |
| 47 | Jackson County | 9.2 | 65K | 7,104 | 1,422 | 422 |
| 48 | Bath County | 9.1 | 59K | 6,489 | 1,375 | 503 |
| 49 | Wayne County | 9.0 | 121K | 13,422 | 3,328 | 588 |
| 50 | Bracken County | 8.9 | 34K | 3,833 | 2,800 | 358 |
| 51 | Allen County | 8.6 | 103K | 11,953 | 5,180 | 377 |
| 52 | Edmonson County | 8.4 | 55K | 6,505 | 6,404 | 378 |
| 53 | Clinton County | 8.4 | 57K | 6,743 | 1,276 | 413 |
| 54 | Bourbon County | 8.4 | 62K | 7,414 | 1,979 | 537 |
| 55 | Nelson County | 8.2 | 183K | 22,386 | 4,232 | 691 |
| 56 | Marshall County | 8.1 | 150K | 18,536 | 11,045 | 732 |
| 57 | Warren County | 8.0 | 541K | 67,855 | 28,005 | 955 |
| 58 | Washington County | 7.8 | 43K | 5,512 | 1,015 | 383 |
| 59 | Bullitt County | 7.7 | 309K | 40,366 | 8,121 | 972 |
| 60 | Gallatin County | 7.5 | 33K | 4,358 | 828 | 290 |
| 61 | Fleming County | 7.5 | 59K | 7,871 | 2,951 | 296 |
| 62 | Metcalfe County | 7.5 | 46K | 6,226 | 2,278 | 263 |
| 63 | Meade County | 7.4 | 134K | 18,076 | 3,260 | 584 |
| 64 | Oldham County | 7.3 | 200K | 27,365 | 12,161 | 561 |
| 65 | Caldwell County | 7.3 | 43K | 5,933 | 2,314 | 336 |
| 66 | Campbell County | 7.0 | 274K | 38,975 | 10,020 | 706 |
| 67 | Henry County | 6.9 | 51K | 7,357 | 3,323 | 340 |
| 68 | Whitley County | 6.9 | 126K | 18,361 | 3,468 | 546 |
| 69 | Nicholas County | 6.9 | 24K | 3,502 | 1,907 | 396 |
| 70 | Casey County | 6.7 | 59K | 8,794 | 1,359 | 384 |
| 71 | Grayson County | 6.4 | 91K | 14,255 | 7,331 | 710 |
| 72 | Elliott County | 6.4 | 28K | 4,390 | 573 | 255 |
| 73 | Owen County | 5.9 | 33K | 5,563 | 833 | 451 |
| 74 | Clark County | 5.8 | 109K | 18,710 | 11,660 | 565 |
| 75 | Trimble County | 5.8 | 25K | 4,257 | 1,056 | 232 |
| 76 | Webster County | 5.7 | 30K | 5,270 | 1,585 | 443 |
| 77 | Butler County | 5.6 | 39K | 6,824 | 3,053 | 455 |
| 78 | Lincoln County | 5.4 | 69K | 12,841 | 4,930 | 472 |
| 79 | Christian County | 5.4 | 196K | 36,367 | 5,058 | 886 |
| 80 | Carter County | 5.3 | 69K | 12,835 | 1,405 | 604 |
| 81 | Pendleton County | 5.2 | 33K | 6,272 | 2,799 | 409 |
| 82 | Graves County | 5.1 | 101K | 19,692 | 13,963 | 648 |
| 83 | Greenup County | 5.0 | 91K | 18,179 | 1,531 | 651 |
| 84 | Monroe County | 4.9 | 35K | 6,991 | 1,830 | 269 |
| 85 | Montgomery County | 4.9 | 76K | 15,495 | 2,451 | 538 |
| 86 | Barren County | 4.9 | 120K | 24,665 | 3,703 | 614 |
| 87 | Rowan County | 4.8 | 73K | 15,098 | 5,235 | 461 |
| 88 | Calloway County | 4.8 | 122K | 25,554 | 6,930 | 634 |
| 89 | Franklin County | 4.8 | 124K | 25,840 | 3,193 | 780 |
| 90 | Carroll County | 4.6 | 29K | 6,325 | 3,151 | 255 |
| 91 | Breckinridge County | 4.6 | 64K | 13,773 | 3,451 | 572 |
| 92 | Jefferson County | 4.6 | 1.8M | 390,033 | 141,810 | 574 |
| 93 | Madison County | 4.2 | 203K | 48,463 | 15,398 | 743 |
| 94 | Hopkins County | 4.0 | 82K | 20,238 | 3,597 | 639 |
| 95 | Ohio County | 4.0 | 51K | 12,868 | 1,470 | 633 |
| 96 | Marion County | 4.0 | 44K | 10,962 | 2,015 | 435 |
| 97 | Grant County | 3.9 | 40K | 10,264 | 2,436 | 491 |
| 98 | Hardin County | 3.9 | 236K | 61,032 | 9,312 | 758 |
| 99 | McCracken County | 3.6 | 134K | 36,761 | 9,954 | 926 |
| 100 | Mercer County | 3.5 | 41K | 11,645 | 3,744 | 470 |
| 101 | Scott County | 3.3 | 99K | 29,867 | 13,817 | 585 |
| 102 | Boyd County | 3.3 | 91K | 27,789 | 4,429 | 760 |
| 103 | Larue County | 3.3 | 24K | 7,475 | 1,594 | 419 |
| 104 | Garrard County | 3.3 | 28K | 8,676 | 3,176 | 421 |
| 105 | Kenton County | 3.2 | 237K | 74,546 | 5,030 | 762 |
| 106 | Jessamine County | 3.1 | 88K | 28,534 | 5,877 | 599 |
| 107 | Hart County | 3.1 | 34K | 10,882 | 3,057 | 431 |
| 108 | Daviess County | 3.0 | 160K | 52,705 | 6,334 | 894 |
| 109 | Harrison County | 2.9 | 28K | 9,604 | 4,236 | 523 |
| 110 | Shelby County | 2.8 | 66K | 23,928 | 7,475 | 586 |
| 111 | Fayette County | 2.7 | 453K | 170,657 | 111,273 | 461 |
| 112 | Mason County | 2.5 | 23K | 9,434 | 5,766 | 446 |
| 113 | Adair County | 2.3 | 24K | 10,660 | 2,772 | 139 |
| 114 | Boyle County | 2.0 | 33K | 16,810 | 5,906 | 404 |
| 115 | Green County | 1.8 | 11K | 6,326 | 249 | 79 |
| 116 | Boone County | 1.7 | 125K | 74,771 | 2,393 | 636 |
| 117 | Simpson County | 1.6 | 19K | 11,898 | 1,954 | 270 |
| 118 | Hickman County | 1.0 | 2,286 | 2,285 | 921 | 68 |
| 119 | Taylor County | 0.3 | 5,307 | 16,754 | 4,393 | 117 |
| 120 | Fulton County | 0.0 | 17 | 4,089 | 15 | 2 |
Biggest Kentucky outages of 2025
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 | November 4, 2025 12:00 | December 8, 2025 11:45 | 33d 23h | 141,810 | 142K |
| 2 | Fayette County, KY | November 12, 2025 13:00 | November 12, 2025 22:15 | 9h 15m | 111,273 | 28K |
| 3 | Jefferson County, KY | May 16, 2025 08:15 | May 20, 2025 06:00 | 3d 21h | 30,299 | 701K |
| 4 | Warren County, KY | May 17, 2025 00:45 | May 19, 2025 07:45 | 2d 7h | 28,005 | 239K |
| 5 | Jefferson County, KY | March 31, 2025 01:45 | April 2, 2025 08:15 | 2d 6h | 24,061 | 117K |
| 6 | Warren County, KY | June 22, 2025 18:45 | June 23, 2025 03:00 | 8h 15m | 16,341 | 20K |
| 7 | Warren County, KY | January 5, 2025 15:00 | January 7, 2025 02:45 | 1d 11h | 15,420 | 49K |
| 8 | Madison County, KY | November 12, 2025 19:30 | November 12, 2025 22:00 | 2h 30m | 15,398 | 3,854 |
| 9 | Graves County, KY | January 22, 2025 07:00 | January 22, 2025 08:00 | 1h | 13,963 | 14K |
| 10 | Scott County, KY | November 12, 2025 19:45 | November 12, 2025 20:00 | 15m | 13,817 | 3,454 |
| 11 | Jefferson County, KY | April 29, 2025 12:00 | April 30, 2025 01:45 | 13h 45m | 13,611 | 7,509 |
| 12 | Oldham County, KY | November 12, 2025 16:45 | November 13, 2025 04:45 | 12h | 12,161 | 3,239 |
| 13 | Clark County, KY | November 12, 2025 16:00 | November 12, 2025 23:30 | 7h 30m | 11,660 | 2,932 |
| 14 | Jefferson County, KY | February 13, 2025 05:15 | February 26, 2025 09:45 | 13d 4h | 11,646 | 55K |
| 15 | Marshall County, KY | May 16, 2025 11:45 | May 19, 2025 00:00 | 2d 12h | 11,045 | 75K |
| 16 | Laurel County, KY | November 12, 2025 19:45 | November 12, 2025 21:00 | 1h 15m | 10,904 | 2,729 |
| 17 | Jefferson County, KY | May 9, 2025 04:45 | May 10, 2025 04:45 | 1d | 10,754 | 2,883 |
| 18 | Henderson County, KY | January 5, 2025 20:15 | January 16, 2025 14:00 | 10d 17h | 10,749 | 361K |
| 19 | Fayette County, KY | January 1, 2025 00:00 | January 12, 2025 04:00 | 11d 4h | 10,029 | 137K |
| 20 | Campbell County, KY | April 2, 2025 19:30 | April 15, 2025 18:00 | 12d 22h | 10,020 | 136K |
| 21 | McCracken County, KY | December 23, 2025 06:15 | December 23, 2025 09:45 | 3h 30m | 9,954 | 4,020 |
| 22 | Hardin County, KY | November 12, 2025 01:45 | November 12, 2025 23:00 | 21h 15m | 9,312 | 2,431 |
| 23 | McCracken County, KY | March 15, 2025 06:15 | March 17, 2025 12:15 | 2d 6h | 9,122 | 18K |
| 24 | Laurel County, KY | May 16, 2025 17:15 | May 23, 2025 23:30 | 7d 6h | 8,840 | 222K |
| 25 | McCracken County, KY | August 17, 2025 02:30 | August 18, 2025 17:45 | 1d 15h | 8,379 | 4,192 |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Kentucky's electricity customers in 2025; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2025 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.