Power Outages in Bradley County, TN
Is there a power outage in Bradley County, TN right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC, no outages are reported by City of Cleveland - (TN) and Volunteer Electric Coop in Bradley County, TN.
Bradley County, TN is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.7 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bradley County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/bradley-county
No active outages are reported by City of Cleveland - (TN) and Volunteer Electric Coop in Bradley County.
Report an outage in Bradley 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 City of Cleveland - (TN), Volunteer Electric Coop and City of Chattanooga - (TN); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~53,156 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cleveland - (TN) | Live · county | 0 | 35,568 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Volunteer Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 20,178 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Chattanooga - (TN) | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
City of Cleveland - (TN) and Volunteer Electric Coop reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bradley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37323 | 448 | 12 | 362 | ≤11 |
| 37312 | 437 | ≤11 | 342 | ≤11 |
| 37311 | 436 | 20 | 364 | ≤11 |
| 37310 | 73 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 37353 | 63 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
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 Bradley County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bradley County right now.
Bradley County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
- High Wind Watch ×1
Latest Bradley County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 24m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 833 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 29m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,110 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 310 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,109 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 671 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Bradley County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Clevelandno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bradley County went about 6.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,967 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 6.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 13,737 customers out) · decade average 7.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 704 | 7,724 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 755 | 13,967 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 763 | 8,475 | 7.3 |
| 2022 | 753 | 13,737 | 11.1 |
| 2023 | 874 | 3,689 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 905 | 10,880 | 9.8 |
| 2025 | 846 | 8,327 | 6.7 |
Cost of power in Bradley County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bradley 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
- City of Cleveland - (TN)13.3¢29,740 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 ice storms exposure · 7.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Bradley County: FAQ
- How often does Bradley County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bradley County, TN logged 846 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bradley County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,967 customers without power, beginning April 13, 2020 and lasting about 3d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Bradley County, TN right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC, no outages are reported by City of Cleveland - (TN) and Volunteer Electric Coop in Bradley County, TN.
- Which utilities serve Bradley County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Chattanooga - (TN), City of Cleveland - (TN), Volunteer Electric Coop.
Cleveland. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Bradley County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bradley County.
37310, 37311, 37312, 37323, 37353
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 Bradley County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Tennessee →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cleveland - (TN) | 0.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Volunteer Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Chattanooga - (TN) | - | Live · county | - |
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/47011 and /api/v1/counties/47011/history.