IOU · Kentucky · EIA 22053
Kentucky Power Co
IOU · Kentucky · 163K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 718 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Kentucky Power Co shows below-average chronic reliability in 2023: 332 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (718 minutes including them) across 163K customers.
- 718 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 2.35
- SAIFI 2023
- 332 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 163K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).
What long-outage Kentucky Power Co filings show
Kentucky Power Co is an investor-owned utility operating in Kentucky under EIA identifier 22053. It reports service to approximately 162,743 customer accounts and generated about $0.57 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 230 ZIP codes. Investor ownership puts this utility under the regulatory authority of the state public utility commission, which reviews its rate requests and reliability record.
In 2023, the average Kentucky Power Co customer experienced 718.4 minutes of power interruptions, a metric called SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that runs well past the 120–180 minute national benchmark, which can reflect storm-exposed terrain, an aging grid, or slower restoration times. The SAIFI figure, which tracks average outage events per customer, came in at 2.35 for the same period, meaning customers statistically saw about 2 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 331.8 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 718.4 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
With 4 consecutive years of EIA data (2020–2023), Kentucky Power Co's reliability record can be judged on trend rather than one isolated year. SAIDI dropped from 1751.0 to 718.4 minutes across that span, a direction regulators and prospective customers tend to watch closely.
Based on this utility's own EIA Form 861 reliability record -- baseline (major-event- excluded) outage duration, total outage duration, and outage frequency -- each benchmarked against every reporting utility nationwide. Not a measure of electricity rates or customer service, which this portal does not track.
718 outage minutes per customer annually
Power-out minutes per year (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Kentucky Power Co from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Kentucky Power Co SAIDI trend
Kentucky Power Co vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
718 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 11% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more utilities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where Kentucky Power Co sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Kentucky Power Co charges more per customer than 87% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 13% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays more but is LESS reliable, a premium price without a reliability payoff. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $3,475/year · Latest SAIDI: 718.4 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 718.4 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1751.0 | 410.7 | 2.688 | 165,077 |
| 2021 | 2842.1 | 405.2 | 2.648 | 164,021 |
| 2022 | 1710.6 | 490.6 | 2.837 | 162,018 |
| 2023 | 718.4 | 331.8 | 2.347 | 161,642 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Kentucky Power Co serves 230 ZIP codes in Kentucky.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Kentucky Power Co?
Kentucky Power Co had a SAIDI of 718.4 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 331.8 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard day-to-day reliability measure, the difference points to a major storm that year rather than an ongoing problem). Excluding major weather events, this is above the national average, indicating below-average reliability.
What type of utility is Kentucky Power Co?
Kentucky Power Co is classified as a IOU serving Kentucky.
How many customers does Kentucky Power Co serve?
Kentucky Power Co serves approximately 162,743 customers in Kentucky.
How has Kentucky Power Co's reliability changed over time?
Kentucky Power Co has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has held roughly steady across these years. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- IOU
- State
- Kentucky
- Customers
- 162,743
- Annual Revenue
- $0.57B
- EIA ID
- 22053
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Kentucky Power Co. Same-state SAIDI neighbors stay in Read-with below; these neighborhoods are nearest other-state utilities with at least 10,000 reported customers.
Similar customer count
Nearest utilities by Form 861 customers (163K here), outside Kentucky.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (718.4 here), outside Kentucky, excluding the customer-peer set.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form 861 annual electric power industry survey · ZIP service territory: OpenEI. Disclaimer: informational only, not professional advice. See full disclaimer · methodology.