Power Outages in Bledsoe County, TN
City of Chattanooga - (TN), Sequachee Valley Electric Coop and Volunteer Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Dayton - (TN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.7 hours.
Bledsoe County, TN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bledsoe County, TN". https://massoutage.com/tennessee/bledsoe-county
City of Chattanooga - (TN), Sequachee Valley Electric Coop and Volunteer Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Dayton - (TN): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,790 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Dayton - (TN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Chattanooga - (TN), Sequachee Valley Electric Coop, Volunteer Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Chattanooga - (TN) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sequachee Valley Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Volunteer Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Dayton - (TN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bledsoe 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37367 | 242 | ≤11 | 204 | ≤11 |
| 37338 | 71 | ≤11 | 58 | 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 Bledsoe County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bledsoe County right now.
Bledsoe County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Flood Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Bledsoe County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 6m
- GREW
Outage grew to 388 customers out (5.1% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 124 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 25m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 54 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 621 customers out (8.2% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 234 customers out (3.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8d 4h
Hardest-hit cities in Bledsoe County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bledsoe County went about 10.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,566 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 10.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 4,086 customers out) · decade average 9.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 699 | 7,566 | 12.5 |
| 2020 | 256 | 872 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 340 | 1,146 | 5.3 |
| 2022 | 295 | 1,770 | 7.4 |
| 2023 | 273 | 4,086 | 22.8 |
| 2024 | 343 | 1,070 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 493 | 1,840 | 10.7 |
Cost of power in Bledsoe County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bledsoe 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.
- City of Chattanooga - (TN)12.9¢164,914 cust
- Volunteer Electric Coop13.1¢105,248 cust
- Sequachee Valley Electric Coop13.8¢33,315 cust
- City of Dayton - (TN)12.6¢9,149 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 Low high winds exposure · 9.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
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 Bledsoe County: FAQ
- How often does Bledsoe County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bledsoe County, TN logged 493 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bledsoe County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,566 customers without power, beginning October 26, 2019 and lasting about 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Bledsoe County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Bledsoe County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Bledsoe County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Chattanooga - (TN), Sequachee Valley Electric Coop, Volunteer Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bledsoe County.
37338, 37367
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequachee Valley Electric Coop | 5.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Volunteer Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Chattanooga - (TN) | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Dayton - (TN) | - | 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/47007 and /api/v1/counties/47007/history.