Power Outages in Cocke County, TN
Is there a power outage in Cocke County, TN right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 17:30 UTC, about 56 customers are without power in Cocke County, TN across 1 reported incident.
Cocke County, TN is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.4 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 17:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cocke County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/cocke-county
Report an outage in Cocke 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 French Broad Elec Member Corp and City of Newport - (TN); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~19,464 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: French Broad Elec Member Corp. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Newport - (TN) | Live · county | 56 | 23,136 | 0.2% | - | - | - | |
| Holston Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 45 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| French Broad Elec Member Corp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
City of Newport - (TN) and Holston Electric Coop, Inc 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 Cocke 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37821 | 619 | 20 | 543 | ≤11 |
| 37722 | 162 | ≤11 | 136 | ≤11 |
| 37843 | 79 | ≤11 | 65 | 0 |
| 37727 | 55 | ≤11 | 52 | 0 |
| 37713 | 44 | 0 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 37753 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 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 Cocke County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cocke County right now.
Cocke County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Wind Advisory ×5
- High Wind Warning ×3
- High Wind Watch ×2
Latest Cocke County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 23m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 310 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cocke 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 Cocke Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cocke County went about 5.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,668 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 5.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 5,993 customers out) · decade average 4.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 1,459 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 2,036 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 256 | 994 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 583 | 1,471 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 760 | 16,668 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 751 | 3,380 | 7.2 |
| 2023 | 776 | 4,356 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | 705 | 5,993 | 9.8 |
| 2025 | 670 | 3,539 | 5.4 |
Cost of power in Cocke County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cocke 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 Newport - (TN)15.0¢20,003 cust
- French Broad Elec Member Corp16.4¢1,003 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 · 4.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Cocke County: FAQ
- How often does Cocke County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cocke County, TN logged 670 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cocke County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,668 customers without power, beginning April 7, 2021 and lasting about 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Cocke County, TN right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 17:30 UTC, about 56 customers are without power in Cocke County, TN across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Cocke County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Newport - (TN).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cocke County.
37713, 37722, 37727, 37753, 37821, 37843
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 Cocke County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Tennessee →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Broad Elec Member Corp | - | Outages only | - |
| City of Newport - (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/47029 and /api/v1/counties/47029/history. Live data as of .