Power Outages in Blount County, TN
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Blount County, TN across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.3 hours.
Blount County, TN is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/blount-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Blount County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/blount-county
31%of this county's ~72,091 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: City of Alcoa Utilities. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville Utilities | Live · county | 0 | 22,055 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Alcoa Utilities | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fort Loudoun Electric Coop | Live · county | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| Knoxville Utilities Board | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Sevier County Electric System | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Maryville Utilities, Fort Loudoun Electric Coop, Knoxville Utilities Board and Sevier County Electric System reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Blount County2
Individual outages as listed by Fort Loudoun Electric Coop, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | - | - | - | Fort Loudoun Electric Coop | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Fort Loudoun Electric Coop |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Blount 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37801 | 511 | 32 | 370 | ≤11 |
| 37803 | 482 | 17 | 336 | ≤11 |
| 37804 | 354 | 17 | 257 | ≤11 |
| 37777 | 162 | ≤11 | 110 | 0 |
| 37737 | 108 | ≤11 | 87 | ≤11 |
| 37701 | 107 | ≤11 | 87 | ≤11 |
| 37886 | 89 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 37853 | 66 | ≤11 | 50 | ≤11 |
| 37882 | 56 | ≤11 | 44 | 0 |
| 37878 | 12 | 0 | ≤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 Blount County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Blount County right now.
Blount County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Wind Advisory ×5
- Flood Advisory ×3
- High Wind Warning ×3
- High Wind Watch ×2
Latest Blount County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,157 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 4m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 574 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,150 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 26m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 571 customers out (0.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Blount 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 Blount Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Blount County went about 5.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 19,120 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 5.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 9,481 customers out) · decade average 4.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 642 | 8,212 | 7.2 |
| 2016 | 712 | 2,255 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 712 | 5,964 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 806 | 1,733 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 925 | 6,356 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 1,066 | 19,120 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 1,009 | 7,907 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 965 | 9,481 | 7.2 |
| 2023 | 981 | 13,526 | 6.6 |
| 2024 | 978 | 11,644 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 758 | 11,202 | 5.3 |
Cost of power in Blount County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Blount 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.
- Knoxville Utilities Board13.8¢196,674 cust
- Sevier County Electric System12.1¢36,001 cust
- Fort Loudoun Electric Coop12.8¢30,743 cust
- City of Alcoa Utilities13.0¢28,498 cust
- Maryville Utilities12.1¢19,485 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 ice storms exposure · 4.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Blount County: FAQ
- How often does Blount County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Blount County, TN logged 758 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Blount County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 19,120 customers without power, beginning July 5, 2020 and lasting about 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Blount County, TN right now?
- Yes, about 5 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Blount County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Alcoa Utilities, Fort Loudoun Electric Coop, Maryville Utilities, Sevier County Electric System.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Blount County.
37701, 37737, 37777, 37801, 37803, 37804, 37853, 37878, 37882, 37886
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Utilities Board | 4.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Fort Loudoun Electric Coop | 8.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Sevier County Electric System | 6.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Maryville Utilities | 1.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Alcoa Utilities | - | 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/47009 and /api/v1/counties/47009/history. Live data as of .