Power Outages in Benton County, TN
Is there a power outage in Benton County, TN right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Benton County, TN across 1 reported incident.
Benton County, TN is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2026, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/benton-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Benton County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/benton-county
Report an outage in Benton County, TN
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Benton County; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~10,355 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Benton County. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton County | Outages only | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Benton 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38320 | 254 | 13 | 217 | ≤11 |
| 38221 | 99 | ≤11 | 79 | ≤11 |
| 38341 | 48 | ≤11 | 41 | 0 |
| 38333 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 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 Benton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Benton County right now.
Benton County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×11
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Benton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Benton Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2026, the average customer in Benton County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20 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 0.0 hrs.
Cost of power in Benton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Benton 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.
- Benton County15.1¢8,750 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Benton County: FAQ
- How often does Benton County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Benton County, TN logged 28 distinct outage events in 2026, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Benton County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20 customers without power, beginning September 14, 2026 and lasting about 2d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Benton County, TN right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Benton County, TN across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Benton County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include Benton County.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Benton County.
38221, 38320, 38333, 38341
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Benton County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Tennessee →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton County | - | Outages only | - |
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/47005 and /api/v1/counties/47005/history. Live data as of .