Power Outages in Kentucky by City
Most of Kentucky's outage time in 2024 came on a few major storm days: 648 minutes in total, but 153 on ordinary days.
Power outage record for Kentucky
Worst year: 2023. Includes major storm days. Source: EIA Form 861.
- 2024: Kentucky electric customers averaged 1.96 outages and 648 minutes (10.8 hours) without power. Average across all reporting US utilities: 611 minutes. That makes Kentucky 40th of 50 states (1 = fewest outage minutes).
- Storm days vs. ordinary days: leaving out major event days, the figure drops to 153 minutes (US 126). About 76% of the year's outage time came on a handful of severe days.
- Six-year record: the worst year was 2023 (868 minutes), the best 2019 (203). 2024 was well above the 2019–2023 average of 482 minutes.
- Largest utilities: Kentucky Utilities Co, 555,275 customers, 582 minutes; Louisville Gas & Electric Co, 444,830 customers, 434 minutes; Kentucky Power Co, 161,599 customers, 1,256 minutes.
- Spread between utilities: among 24 utilities with 25,000+ customers, City of Bowling Green - (KY) had the least outage time (73 minutes) and Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop the most (5,964 minutes). Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
- Storm record since 2015: 20,727 NOAA storm reports in Kentucky, led by thunderstorm wind 6,971, flash flood 1,840, flood 1,657. Power outages are named in 209 storm episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- April 1, 2023, Boyd (high wind): “Nearly 25,000 homes were without power in Boyd County as a result of downed trees and power lines.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- August 5, 2015, Trigg (lightning): “About 12,000 utility customers lost power for up to an hour.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- March 14, 2019, Mccracken (tornado): “Along the entire track, dozens of utility poles were down, causing extensive power outages for nearly 10,000 customers.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Kentucky Utilities Co serves the most customers (555,275). Source: EIA Form 861.
Kentucky ranks 7th of 8 here (1 = fewest minutes). Source: EIA Form 861.
July had the most (40). Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Kentucky, city by city
5 Kentucky cities on this site and the electric utility for each. What to do while you wait is in our power outage guide.
- Louisville LG&E
- Lexington Kentucky Utilities
- Bowling Green Bowling Green Municipal Utilities
- Owensboro Owensboro Municipal Utilities
- Covington Duke Energy Kentucky
Frequently asked questions
Is there a power outage in Kentucky right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Kentucky in the last 24 hours.
How long are power outages in Kentucky?
In 2024 the average Kentucky electric customer was without power for 648 minutes (10.8 hours) across 1.96 interruptions, according to EIA Form 861 data. The average across all reporting US utilities was 611 minutes.
Which Kentucky utility had the most outage time in 2024?
Among utilities with at least 25,000 customers, Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop reported the most: 5,964 minutes per customer. City of Bowling Green - (KY) reported the least.
When do storms knock out power in Kentucky?
NOAA storm reports name power outages in 209 storm episodes in Kentucky since 2015, most often in July (40 episodes).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works
Cities in Kentucky with Power Outages Information
Bowling Green
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 72,810
Bowling Green Municipal Utilities
Owensboro
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 58,858
Owensboro Municipal Utilities