Power outages in Clay County, KY
Live outage counts for Manchester and the rest of Clay County, updated every 10 minutes from LG&E and KU and Kentucky Power.
Right now
No outages reported
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.0customers without power
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.LG&E and KU0 / 2,025
Kentucky Power0 / 76
Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY)no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc.no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
County outlineLG&E and KU and Kentucky Power publish totals only, not outage locations.
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Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.Outages by ZIP code
0 of 3 ZIP codes have outages| ZIP | Area | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| 40914 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 40962 | Manchester / Oneida | 0 | 2,029 | 0.00% |
| 40972 | Oneida | 0 | 20 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Clay County
2014–2025 recordClay County averaged 35 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Kentucky counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 50. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 2.2 days, starting February 15, 2025.
The largest on record began February 15, 2021, with 4,969 customers out at once.
35significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.2.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.8.9 dayslongest on record (February 2021)
4,969most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| February 15, 2021 | 4,969 | 8.9 days | 358,189 |
| April 1, 2023 | 4,118 | 1.7 days | 35,140 |
| May 26, 2024 | 3,834 | 2.3 days | 75,486 |
| September 27, 2024 | 2,810 | 2.3 days | 35,173 |
| March 3, 2023 | 2,415 | 3.3 days | 64,517 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.
If your power is out
Report it to your utility
- LG&E and KU: outage map and reporting
- Kentucky Power: outage map and reporting
- Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.
Food safety
- 0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
- 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
- 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
- 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.
Generators, heat and cold
- Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
- Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
- Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.
Cities in Clay County
Utilities
- LG&E and KU
- Kentucky Power
- Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY) no live feed
- Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. no live feed
- All Kentucky outages