Power outages in Madison County, KY
Live outage counts for Richmond and Berea and the rest of Madison County, updated every 10 minutes from LG&E and KU.
Right now
Normal: scattered outages
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.6customers 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 KU6 / 28,442
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corpno 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.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.Clark Energy Coop Inc - (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.Inter County 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.Outage map
County outlineLG&E and KU publishes 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
1 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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| 40475 | Richmond | 6 | 27,918 | 0.02% |
| 40385 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 371 | 0.00% |
| 40403 | Berea / Richmond | 0 | 77 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Madison County
2014–2025 recordMadison County averaged 21.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Kentucky counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 30. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 24 hours, starting January 6, 2025.
The largest on record began June 26, 2023, with 17,075 customers out at once.
21.7significant 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.1.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.3.5 dayslongest on record (February 2021)
17,075most 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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| June 26, 2023 | 17,075 | 1.9 days | 191,560 |
| March 3, 2023 | 13,405 | 2.2 days | 169,561 |
| September 18, 2024 | 9,366 | 1.5 hours | 8,646 |
| September 27, 2024 | 7,022 | 32 hours | 78,987 |
| March 1, 2017 | 6,197 | 7 hours | 19,545 |
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
- 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.
Utilities
- LG&E and KU
- Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp no live feed
- Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY) no live feed
- Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY) no live feed
- Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY) no live feed
- City of Berea Municipal Utility no live feed
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