Power Outages in Claiborne County, TN
Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for City of LaFollette and Powell Valley Electric Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.5 hours.
Claiborne County, TN is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for City of LaFollette and Powell Valley Electric Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~21,807 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of LaFollette, Powell Valley Electric Coop. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc.. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of LaFollette | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Powell Valley Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Claiborne 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37879 | 247 | ≤11 | 220 | ≤11 |
| 37825 | 233 | ≤11 | 205 | ≤11 |
| 37870 | 121 | ≤11 | 105 | 0 |
| 37752 | 120 | ≤11 | 107 | ≤11 |
| 37724 | 57 | ≤11 | 45 | 0 |
| 37715 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 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 Claiborne County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Claiborne County right now.
Claiborne County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×14
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Claiborne County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Claiborne County went about 4.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,938 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 4.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 8,865 customers out) · decade average 5.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 574 | 2,310 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 613 | 7,595 | 4.9 |
| 2021 | 742 | 4,035 | 4.8 |
| 2022 | 699 | 8,779 | 7.0 |
| 2023 | 825 | 8,764 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 889 | 8,865 | 11.8 |
| 2025 | 823 | 8,938 | 4.5 |
Cost of power in Claiborne County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Claiborne 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.
- Powell Valley Electric Coop12.2¢21,217 cust
- City of LaFollette14.3¢20,083 cust
- Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc.14.7¢76 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 · 5.6 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 Claiborne County: FAQ
- How often does Claiborne County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Claiborne County, TN logged 823 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Claiborne County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,938 customers without power, beginning April 7, 2025 and lasting about 4d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Claiborne County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Claiborne County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Claiborne County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc..
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Claiborne County.
37715, 37724, 37730, 37752, 37825, 37851, 37870, 37879
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. | 15.2 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Powell Valley Electric Coop | 3.0 hrs | No live feed | - |
| City of LaFollette | 13.2 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/47025 and /api/v1/counties/47025/history.