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Public Service Commission
Outages Continue to Decline in Eastern Kentucky
Here are the latest outage numbers from the weekend snowstorm, as reported by jurisdictional utilities to the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC).
Total customers without power as of 11 a.m. today: 46,495
Companies reporting more than 500 customers without power:
Kentucky Power Co. (American Electric Power Co.): 41,918
Kentucky Utilities Co.: 2,650
Jackson Energy Cooperative: 880
Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corp.: 625
Counties with more than 1,000 customers without power:
Pike: 15,703
Letcher: 5,039
Floyd: 5,831
Perry: 4,604
Knott : 3,689
Leslie: 2,885
Breathitt 2.169
Lawrence: 1,526
Harlan: 1,295
Bell: 1,155
The PSC is an independent agency attached for administrative purposes to the Energy and Environment Cabinet. It regulates more than 1,500 gas, water, sewer, electric and telecommunication utilities operating in Kentucky and has approximately 100 employees.
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