Kentucky major outage reports
Kentucky is named in 53 DOE reports for 2014 to 2023, and Kentucky ranks 25th of 51 by count and 25th per resident. Kentucky runs above the U.S. average, at 11.7 per million people. Kentucky peaked in 2020 with 10; severe weather and natural disasters lead with 38% of Kentucky's reports. The largest customer count in a Kentucky-only report is 150,000, dated 15 Nov 2018. Treat 53 as DOE-threshold filings, not every Kentucky outage.
Kentucky reports by year
Kentucky filed 18 in 2014 to 2018 and 35 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 94%, with 19% of the Kentucky total landing in 2020.
Kentucky reports a year
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What Kentucky reports are about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 20 | 38% |
| Equipment failures and system operations | 17 | 32% |
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 16 | 30% |
| Type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Weather | 14 | 26% |
| System Operations | 12 | 23% |
| Vandalism | 9 | 17% |
| Suspicious Activity | 6 | 11% |
| Severe Weather - Winter | 3 | 6% |
| Transmission Interruption | 3 | 6% |
28 of the 53 Kentucky reports also name another state, while 25 name Kentucky alone.
Largest Kentucky reports by customers affected
5 of 25 reports naming only Kentucky list customers, and 3 list 50,000 or more. Tables on this page show those Kentucky-only reports.
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2018 | Kentucky | Severe Weather | 150,000 | 14.2 h | — |
| 20 Jul 2018 | Kentucky | Severe Weather | 87,833 | 0.5 h | — |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Kentucky | Severe Weather | 54,167 | 20.5 h | — |
| 28 Sep 2021 | Kentucky: Henderson County | Transmission Interruption | 5,000 | 0.2 h | 20 |
| 1 Jun 2015 | Daviess County, Kentucky | Vandalism | 110 | 1.8 h | 2 |
Longest Kentucky reports
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2021 | Kentucky | Severe Weather | 54,167 | 20.5 h | — |
| 10 Jun 2018 | Kentucky | System Operations | — | 15.6 h | — |
| 15 Nov 2018 | Kentucky | Severe Weather | 150,000 | 14.2 h | — |
| 12 May 2023 | Kentucky: Jefferson County | Vandalism | — | 10.0 h | — |
| 1 Nov 2017 | Kentucky: Daviess County | Generation Inadequacy | — | 6.3 h | — |
Latest Kentucky reports on file
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2023 | Kentucky: Jefferson County | Vandalism | — | 10.0 h | — |
| 30 Mar 2023 | Kentucky | Vandalism | — | 0.3 h | — |
| 29 Jan 2023 | Kentucky | System Operations | — | 2.8 h | — |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Kentucky: Nelson County | Vandalism | — | — | — |
| 28 Jun 2022 | Kentucky: Clark County | Suspicious Activity | — | — | — |
| 28 Sep 2021 | Kentucky: Henderson County | Transmission Interruption | 5,000 | 0.2 h | 20 |
| 2 Mar 2021 | Kentucky | System Operations | — | 0.6 h | — |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Kentucky | Severe Weather | 54,167 | 20.5 h | — |
| 26 Oct 2020 | Kentucky | Vandalism | — | 0.2 h | 64 |
| 16 Oct 2020 | Kentucky | Vandalism | — | 2.0 h | 62 |
| 15 Jul 2020 | Kentucky: Madison County | Suspicious Activity | — | 0.3 h | — |
| 13 Jul 2020 | Kentucky: Madison County | Suspicious Activity | — | — | — |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 53 Kentucky reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many Kentucky reports are in the DOE files?
Kentucky appears in 53 reports, 25th among states and DC, and 28 of them also name a second state.
Which Kentucky report lists the most customers?
In Kentucky-only reports the top customer count is 150,000, a Severe Weather report that began 15 Nov 2018 (Kentucky).
What are typical OE-417 reports in Kentucky?
The top DOE type in Kentucky is Severe Weather; severe weather and natural disasters cover 38% of Kentucky's reports.
Are outage reports in Kentucky going up?
Kentucky filed 18 in 2014 to 2018 and 35 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 94%. The Kentucky count may also reflect new filing habits.