Power Outages in Bedford County, TN
Duck River Elec Member Corp publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Shelbyville - (TN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.3 hours.
Bedford County, TN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/bedford-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bedford County, TN". https://massoutage.com/tennessee/bedford-county
Duck River Elec Member Corp publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Shelbyville - (TN): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~44,371 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Shelbyville - (TN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Duck River Elec Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck River Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Shelbyville - (TN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bedford Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37160 | 494 | 27 | 413 | ≤11 |
| 37183 | 49 | ≤11 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 37020 | 48 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 37180 | 38 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 37360 | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Bedford County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bedford County right now.
Bedford County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Bedford County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bedford County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 28,282 customers.
The US EIA reports Tennessee utilities averaged 3.8 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 1.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 28,282 customers out) · decade average 2.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 177 | 2,617 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 12 | 15 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 41 | 220 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 501 | 1,726 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 695 | 1,272 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 629 | 3,016 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 668 | 28,282 | 11.1 |
| 2022 | 680 | 1,977 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 753 | 4,563 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 730 | 3,038 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 730 | 1,862 | 1.3 |
Cost of power in Bedford County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bedford County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Duck River Elec Member Corp13.6¢71,969 cust
- City of Shelbyville - (TN)11.9¢9,970 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 2.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Bedford County: FAQ
- How often does Bedford County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bedford County, TN logged 730 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bedford County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 28,282 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2021 and lasting about 6d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Bedford County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Bedford County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Bedford County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include Duck River Elec Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bedford County.
37020, 37160, 37180, 37183, 37360
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck River Elec Member Corp | 3.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Shelbyville - (TN) | 0.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Tennessee customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/47003 and /api/v1/counties/47003/history.