Power outages affect homes and businesses across Kentucky

KENTUCKY — Nearly 1,800 homes and businesses across Kentucky were without electricity as of Friday morning, according to the latest outage data.

PowerOutage.us reported that 1,739 customers were without power statewide, representing about 0.07% of the more than 2.4 million customers tracked.

Boyd County reported the highest number of outages, with 678 customers affected. Jefferson County followed with 568 outages, while smaller numbers were reported in Kenton County with 90, Harrison County with 71, and Logan County with 69. Carter, Jackson, and Lawrence counties also experienced scattered outages.

By percentage, Boyd County was the hardest hit, with nearly 3% of customers without power.

Among utility providers, Kentucky Power reported the largest number of outages, with 755 customers affected. Kentucky Utilities followed with 593 outages, while Duke Energy and several cooperatives reported smaller numbers.

Statewide, Kentucky ranked among the top states in the nation for outages Friday morning, both in total numbers and the percentage of customers affected.

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