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Kentucky power outages by utility

29 Kentucky utilities report outage minutes to EIA. The state median is 147 minutes a year; the range runs from 18 to 527.

Ranking by outage minutes

Kentucky, SAIDI without major event days, 2024; lower is better; 29 utilities.

RankKentucky utilityOwner typeKentucky home accountsSAIDI minInterruptions (SAIFI)SAIDI with stormsKentucky storm sharePrice ¢/kWh
1City of PaducahMunicipal18,863180.37180%15.55
2Henderson City Utility CommMunicipal10,320200.26200%10.84
3City of FrankfortMunicipal17,200200.213848%11.23
4City of Bowling GreenMunicipal27,181220.227370%11.48
5Nolin Rural Electric Coop CorpCooperative35,855560.8220072%13.08
6Louisville Gas & Electric CoInvestor Owned384,902830.8543481%12.28
7Kentucky Utilities CoInvestor Owned450,673830.7858286%11.85
8Duke Energy KentuckyInvestor Owned139,405920.7313130%13.44
9Meade County Rural E C CCooperative29,248981.1834972%14.27
10Jackson Purchase Energy CorporationCooperative23,9791131.1532065%15.64
11City of OwensboroMunicipal23,2861131.0714924%13.42
12Inter County Energy Coop CorpCooperative26,6551171.1727758%13.74
13Owen Electric Coop IncCooperative63,9841260.8620037%12.55
14Salt River Electric Coop CorpCooperative53,4791321.6035863%10.88
15Taylor County Rural E C CCooperative24,9851471.6523237%13.27
16Warren Rural Elec Coop CorpCooperative60,7011491.7245867%11.98
17Farmers Rural Electric Coop CorpCooperative24,8891571.3539660%13.08
18Kenergy CorpCooperative47,2921591.8836957%15.15
19Shelby Energy Coop, IncCooperative17,4371771.2552866%13.21
20Blue Grass Energy Coop CorpCooperative60,6411821.5259769%12.32
21West Kentucky Rural E C CCooperative32,0622091.8987576%13.46
22Fleming-Mason Energy Coop IncCooperative23,6662171.7383174%13.05
23Clark Energy Coop IncCooperative26,2032691.63130179%13.25
24Jackson Energy Coop CorpCooperative49,4232762.1085668%13.66
25South Kentucky Rural E C CCooperative64,8773022.1672959%12.92
26Kentucky Power CoInvestor Owned130,8524062.17125668%15.07
27Grayson Rural Electric Coop CorpCooperative14,4294933.38237079%16.07
28Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc.Cooperative22,4785033.48117957%12.87
29Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop CorpCooperative11,5745273.7381535%13.69

Kentucky outage minutes by owner type

In Kentucky, 92% of 2,077,215 home accounts sit with the 29 qualifying utilities out of 42 in the file. Kentucky customer-weighted SAIDI is 146 minutes against a median of 147, and 20 of 29 Kentucky utilities exceed the U.S. median of 99. Counting major event days adds a median 65% to SAIDI.

Kentucky owner typeKentucky utilitiesKentucky home accountsKentucky median SAIDIKentucky weighted SAIDIKentucky median SAIFIKentucky storm shareKentucky median price ¢/kWh
Investor Owned41,105,832871220.8174%12.86
Cooperative20713,8571681971.6466%13.23
Municipal596,85020430.2624%11.48

By owner type, Municipal utilities have the lowest median SAIDI in Kentucky (20 minutes, 5 of 29) and Cooperative the highest (168 minutes, 20 of 29).

Kentucky utilities that stand out

Why it stands outKentucky utilityKentucky owner typeKentucky accountsKentucky SAIDI minKentucky SAIDI rankKentucky SAIFIKentucky SAIDI with stormsKentucky price ¢/kWhKentucky price rank
the most reliableCity of PaducahMunicipal18,863181 of 290.371815.5527 of 29
the least reliableBig Sandy Rural Elec Coop CorpCooperative11,57452729 of 293.7381513.6922 of 29
the largestKentucky Utilities CoInvestor Owned450,673837 of 290.7858211.855 of 29
the most improvedNolin Rural Electric Coop CorpCooperative35,855565 of 290.8220013.0813 of 29
the one that slipped mostGrayson Rural Electric Coop CorpCooperative14,42949327 of 293.382,37016.0729 of 29
the cheapestHenderson City Utility CommMunicipal10,320202 of 290.262010.841 of 29

Does a higher price buy fewer outages?

Each dot is one of 29 Kentucky utilities.

Home price and outage minutes, Kentucky utilities02004006001012141618Home price, cents per kWhSAIDI, minutes a yearCity of Paducah: 15.55 ¢/kWh, 18 minHenderson City Utility Comm: 10.84 ¢/kWh, 20 minCity of Frankfort: 11.23 ¢/kWh, 20 minCity of Bowling Green: 11.48 ¢/kWh, 22 minNolin Rural Electric Coop Corp: 13.08 ¢/kWh, 56 minLouisville Gas & Electric Co: 12.28 ¢/kWh, 83 minKentucky Utilities Co: 11.85 ¢/kWh, 83 minDuke Energy Kentucky: 13.44 ¢/kWh, 92 minMeade County Rural E C C: 14.27 ¢/kWh, 98 minJackson Purchase Energy Corporation: 15.64 ¢/kWh, 113 minCity of Owensboro: 13.42 ¢/kWh, 113 minInter County Energy Coop Corp: 13.74 ¢/kWh, 117 minOwen Electric Coop Inc: 12.55 ¢/kWh, 126 minSalt River Electric Coop Corp: 10.88 ¢/kWh, 132 minTaylor County Rural E C C: 13.27 ¢/kWh, 147 minWarren Rural Elec Coop Corp: 11.98 ¢/kWh, 149 minFarmers Rural Electric Coop Corp: 13.08 ¢/kWh, 157 minKenergy Corp: 15.15 ¢/kWh, 159 minShelby Energy Coop, Inc: 13.21 ¢/kWh, 177 minBlue Grass Energy Coop Corp: 12.32 ¢/kWh, 182 minWest Kentucky Rural E C C: 13.46 ¢/kWh, 209 minFleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc: 13.05 ¢/kWh, 217 minClark Energy Coop Inc: 13.25 ¢/kWh, 269 minJackson Energy Coop Corp: 13.66 ¢/kWh, 276 minSouth Kentucky Rural E C C: 12.92 ¢/kWh, 302 minKentucky Power Co: 15.07 ¢/kWh, 406 minGrayson Rural Electric Coop Corp: 16.07 ¢/kWh, 493 minCumberland Valley Electric, Inc.: 12.87 ¢/kWh, 503 minBig Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp: 13.69 ¢/kWh, 527 min
Kentucky, 2024: first 8 of 29 rows
Home price, cents per kWhSAIDI, minutes a year
City of Paducah15.5518
Henderson City Utility Comm10.8420
City of Frankfort11.2320
City of Bowling Green11.4822
Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp13.0856
Louisville Gas & Electric Co12.2883
Kentucky Utilities Co11.8583
Duke Energy Kentucky13.4492

29 rows from EIA-861 survey.

CSV

Kentucky utilities, change in their own SAIDI

First to last year each utility reported, best change first.

RankKentucky utilityKentucky yearsKentucky SAIDI firstKentucky SAIDI lastKentucky change
1Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp2015 to 202518650-73%
2City of Paducah2016 to 20255333-37%
3City of Bowling Green2017 to 20252920-32%
4Kentucky Power Co2015 to 2025468376-20%
5Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp2015 to 2025150128-15%
6Kentucky Utilities Co2015 to 20259489-6%
7Duke Energy Kentucky2015 to 20259898-0%
8Owen Electric Coop Inc2015 to 2025102103+1%
9Meade County Rural E C C2015 to 2025108129+20%
10Inter County Energy Coop Corp2015 to 202597117+21%
11Louisville Gas & Electric Co2015 to 20257594+25%
12Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp2015 to 2025113159+41%
13Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation2015 to 2025121171+41%
14Salt River Electric Coop Corp2015 to 202589126+42%
15Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc2015 to 2025123179+45%
16Kenergy Corp2015 to 202595155+64%
17Clark Energy Coop Inc2015 to 2025198324+64%
18Jackson Energy Coop Corp2015 to 2025198334+69%
19Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp2015 to 2025143255+78%
20Shelby Energy Coop, Inc2015 to 2025108198+84%
21Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp2015 to 2024284527+86%
22West Kentucky Rural E C C2020 to 2025139265+91%
23South Kentucky Rural E C C2015 to 2025163314+93%
24City of Owensboro2015 to 20254387+104%
25Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc.2015 to 2025170437+157%
26City of Frankfort2019 to 20251129+163%
27Taylor County Rural E C C2015 to 202571263+271%
28Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp2017 to 20255452391+339%

Analyst note

Storm share stands out in Kentucky: a median 65% of SAIDI comes from major event days, rank 4 of 40. Of 29 Kentucky utilities with 1,000+ home accounts that report SAIDI, City of Paducah is lowest at 18 minutes a year and Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp highest at 527, a 29.7 to 1 spread. The state median is 147 minutes, +48% against the U.S. median reporter. Over each utility's own record, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp improved most (186 to 50 minutes, -73%, 2015 to 2025) and Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp changed the other way (545 to 2391, +339%); 7 of 28 fell. Home price and outage minutes line up at r = +0.37 across 29 Kentucky utilities: the pricier ones report more minutes. That is Kentucky's pattern, not a cause.

Questions on Kentucky outages

How much do major storms add to Kentucky outage time?

A median 65% of SAIDI across the reporters, rank 4 of 40 states.

Which Kentucky utility has the fewest outage minutes?

City of Paducah: 18 minutes a year, SAIDI without major events, 2024.

Which Kentucky utility has the most?

Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp: 527 minutes a year in 2024.

What is the typical SAIDI in Kentucky?

The median of 29 reporting utilities is 147 minutes, +48% on the U.S. median reporter.

Do cheaper Kentucky utilities have more outages?

Across 29 utilities r = +0.37, so the link is positive: higher price goes with more outage minutes.

How much of Kentucky outage time comes from storms?

At Kentucky Utilities Co 86% of all-event SAIDI is major event days.

How reliable is the largest Kentucky utility?

Kentucky Utilities Co serves 450,673 home accounts and reports 83 minutes, rank 7 of 29; weighted by customers the state figure is 146.

Do Kentucky co-ops and investor-owned utilities differ?

3 owner types report in Kentucky: Municipal 5 utilities with 96,850 home accounts, Cooperative 20 utilities with 713,857 home accounts, Investor Owned 4 utilities with 1,105,832 home accounts.

What share of Kentucky home accounts do these utilities serve?

92% of 2,077,215 accounts, 29 of 42 utilities; 20 are above the U.S. median of 99 minutes.

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29 Kentucky utilities report outage minutes to EIA. The state median is 147 minutes a year; the range runs from 18 to 527.