Power outages in Fayette County, KY

Live outage counts for Lexington-Fayette and the rest of Fayette County, updated every 10 minutes from LG&E and KU.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
22customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
0.01% of 160,224 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.
LG&E and KU22 / 160,224
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corpno live feed
iThis 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.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.
Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY)no live feed
iThis 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.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

Outage locations not published
County outlineLG&E and KU publishes totals only, not outage locations.
iSome 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

4 of 14 ZIP codes have outages
ZIPAreaOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
40503Lexington-Fayette814,1110.06%
40505Lexington-Fayette713,3280.05%
40514Lexington-Fayette56,2260.08%
40513Lexington-Fayettefewer than 55,0990.04%
40502Lexington-Fayette014,8810.00%
40504Lexington-Fayette013,8320.00%
40507Lexington-Fayette01,8450.00%
40508Lexington-Fayette012,2220.00%
40509Lexington-Fayette023,6650.00%
40510Lexington-Fayette01,1490.00%
40511Lexington-Fayette020,6640.00%
40515Lexington-Fayette012,4060.00%
40516Lexington-Fayette01,8580.00%
40517Lexington-Fayette019,3530.00%

Outage history in Fayette County

2014–2025 record

Fayette County averaged 13.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Kentucky counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 11. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 23 hours, starting January 6, 2025.

The largest on record began July 20, 2018, with 58,693 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in June.

13.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt 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.
45 minutestypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
5.2 dayslongest on record (March 2023)
58,693most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
July 20, 201858,6932.7 days1,582,132
March 3, 202352,4885.2 days3,304,065
September 27, 202440,1013.4 days1,355,753
July 2, 202332,3272.2 days845,787
July 6, 202218,50724 hours147,509

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom 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.

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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.

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