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2016 Tennessee Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Tennessee customer went without power for about 2.5 hours — the 24th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.5
Peak customers out
38,181
Rank (worst state)
24th
Counties affected
20

Tennessee outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

2.4h20152.5h20165.6h20172.1h20182.7h20196.5h20203.7h20219.2h202211.1h20234.8h20244.3h2025

Hardest-hit Tennessee counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Shelby County38,1812Knox County22,6003Davidson County20,6304Sevier County13,2185Rutherford County9,3376Williamson County8,5457Sumner County8,0348Monroe County7,8589Union County7,50910Sullivan County7,18311Anderson County5,39712Wilson County5,26913Trousdale County4,87214Robertson County4,42715Macon County3,66716Smith County3,35717Cheatham County2,79218Overton County2,70119Montgomery County2,57320Clay County2,550

Biggest Tennessee outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Shelby CountyJune 15, 201638,181
Shelby CountyNovember 18, 201630,336
Knox CountyFebruary 15, 201622,600
Shelby CountyApril 29, 201622,367
Knox CountyJuly 14, 201622,193
Shelby CountyJuly 11, 201622,059
Davidson CountyJuly 8, 201620,630
Shelby CountyJune 8, 201619,905
Knox CountyJuly 6, 201619,660
Knox CountyFebruary 10, 201613,480
Tennessee by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.