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Electric Department

Electric service, outage reporting, and the City-owned distribution system.

Report a Power Outage or Electrical Problem

Hometown Grid · Call or text 24/7

866-974-2110

Day or night, including after hours. This is the fastest way to report a problem, especially during storms.

Call Hometown Grid at 866-974-2110Text Hometown Grid at 866-974-2110

Live outage map

Real-time outage map and updates for all areas served by City of Paris Combined Utilities.

View Live Outage Map (outside website, opens in a new tab)

Outside website (hometowngrid.com). If the map doesn't work for you, call or text instead.

See a downed power line?

Stay far away and keep other people and pets away. Do not touch the line or anything it may be contacting. Call or text 866-974-2110 to report its location.

If there is a fire, immediate danger, or a vehicle accident involving a utility pole, call 911.

Hometown Grid also takes reports of water leaks, potholes, and other utility or street problems.

Electric Customer Resources

Contact the Electric Department

  • Phone(859) 987-2122
  • Business hoursMonday – Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Service center4A Legion Rd, Paris, KY 40361Across from the Legion Park playground. Crews work throughout the City, so staff may not always be at the building.View on map (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)
  • Mailing address525 High Street, Paris, KY 40361
  • Report an electric problem 24/7Call or text 866-974-2110Hometown Grid.
  • After-hours City Dispatch(859) 987-2100For most problems, call or text 866-974-2110 instead.

Department Leadership

Aaron SparkmanSuperintendentasparkman@paris.ky.gov

About the Electric Department

The Electric Department operates the City-owned electric distribution system. Paris Electric line crews work throughout the City.

Solar Net Metering Documents and Forms

Use the application together with Ordinance No. 2026-1, which sets the net metering rules.

Paris Solar Net Metering Application

Apply for solar net metering with the Electric Department. The application fee is $150.

Mail it to City of Paris Combined Utilities, Attn: Superintendent Aaron Sparkman, 525 High Street, Paris, KY 40361, or email it to asparkman@paris.ky.gov. Questions? Call (859) 987-2122.

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Ordinance No. 2026-1

The City ordinance on net energy metering, the rules for customers who generate their own power, such as with solar panels.

View Ordinance (PDF) (opens in a new tab)

Our Crews at Work

Paris Electric line crews on the job around the City.

Paris Electric bucket trucks with a line worker raised to a utility pole in a residential area.
Three bucket trucks with line workers raised around a utility pole on a sunny day.
Two Paris Electric line workers climbing a utility pole.
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Line workers in hard hats working beside large electrical equipment on a gravel site.
View from a bucket truck looking down a utility pole wrapped in orange protective cover, with a truck boom below.

Tribute

Paris Electric Remembers

In Memory of Lil Bill

An American flag hung between two raised bucket trucks above a gathering of people.
A Paris Electric hard hat reading In Memory of Lil Bill, resting beside a lineman's work gloves.

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Page last updated: October 19, 2026