When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Covington, KY?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Kenton County, Kentucky
No significant county-wide outage reported in Kenton, KY right now.
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Elsewhere in Kentucky: 39 customers reported out — statewide status.
Updated 12:31 AM EDT.
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An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

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What we track for Covington

Covington is a city of about 41,611 residents in Kenton County.

None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Covington by name, so this page reports the Kenton County county-wide view, which covers Covington. If a serving utility does name Covington during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.

ZIP codes in Covington:

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Around Covington: the closest other places we track are Newport, about 4 miles to the northeast; Erlanger, about 4 miles to the west; Fort Thomas, about 5 miles to the northeast; and Independence, about 6 miles to the south. Also nearby: Cincinnati, OH (7 mi N); Florence (8 mi SW); Alexandria (9 mi SE); Norwood, OH (9 mi N); Reading, OH (14 mi N); Blue Ash, OH (16 mi NE); Forest Park, OH (17 mi N); and Montgomery, OH (18 mi NE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Springdale, OH (18 mi); northeast toward Loveland, OH (21 mi); south toward Georgetown (56 mi); southwest toward La Grange (64 mi); west toward Madison, IN (51 mi); and northwest toward Harrison, OH (22 mi).

Who serves Covington?

We track live outage data from Duke Energy Ohio & Kentucky and Owen Electric Cooperative ↗ in Kenton County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. For the parent company's combined picture, see Duke Energy outages across every state it serves.

Outage history — Kenton County, KY (covers Covington)
⚡ Power here was restored about 24 hours ago — the outage peaked at 1,355 customers.
Last significant outage: Oct 2, 2026 — peaked at 1,355 customers, restored in ~4 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 11 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 4 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 27, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

County context: across all of Kenton County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 1.8 hr. The full record for Kenton County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Covington, KY?

To check your own street, search a Covington ZIP code — 41011, 41012, 41014, 41016 or 41019 — and the map opens on that area.

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