Power Outages in Crockett County, TN
Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc, Gibson Electric Members Corp and Southwest Tennessee E M C publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2024, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.
Crockett County, TN is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/crockett-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Crockett County, TN". https://massoutage.com/tennessee/crockett-county
Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc, Gibson Electric Members Corp and Southwest Tennessee E M C publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~6,253 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc, Gibson Electric Members Corp, Southwest Tennessee E M C.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gibson Electric Members Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Tennessee E M C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Crockett 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38034 | 79 | ≤11 | 61 | 0 |
| 38006 | 77 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 38001 | 60 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 38337 | 21 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤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 Crockett County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Crockett County right now.
Crockett County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×11
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Crockett County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2024, the average customer in Crockett County went about 3.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,028 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 3.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 5,028 customers out) · decade average 5.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 26 | 937 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 301 | 1,892 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 367 | 4,838 | 8.0 |
| 2019 | 261 | 4,832 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 259 | 4,836 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 277 | 5,028 | 12.5 |
| 2022 | 307 | 3,317 | 11.1 |
| 2023 | 292 | 5,026 | 6.9 |
| 2024 | 342 | 2,432 | 3.1 |
Cost of power in Crockett County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Crockett 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.
- Southwest Tennessee E M C13.7¢43,847 cust
- Gibson Electric Members Corp13.7¢29,483 cust
- Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc15.0¢8,331 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 · 5.8 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 Crockett County: FAQ
- How often does Crockett County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Crockett County, TN logged 342 distinct outage events in 2024, averaging about 3.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Crockett County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,028 customers without power, beginning May 6, 2021 and lasting about 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Crockett County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Crockett County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Crockett County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc, Gibson Electric Members Corp, Southwest Tennessee E M C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Crockett County.
38001, 38021, 38034, 38050, 38337
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Electric Members Corp | - | Live · total only | - |
| Southwest Tennessee E M C | - | Live · total only | - |
| Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total 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/47033 and /api/v1/counties/47033/history.