Power Outages in Cumberland County, TN
Sequachee Valley Electric Coop and Volunteer Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 20.9 hours.
Cumberland County, TN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/cumberland-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cumberland County, TN". https://massoutage.com/tennessee/cumberland-county
Sequachee Valley Electric Coop and Volunteer Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~58,383 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Sequachee Valley Electric Coop, Volunteer Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sequachee Valley Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Volunteer Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cumberland 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38555 | 529 | ≤11 | 440 | ≤11 |
| 38572 | 413 | ≤11 | 340 | ≤11 |
| 38571 | 342 | ≤11 | 293 | ≤11 |
| 37854 | 308 | ≤11 | 253 | 0 |
| 38558 | 297 | ≤11 | 206 | ≤11 |
| 37723 | 32 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 38578 | ≤11 | 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 Cumberland County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cumberland County right now.
Cumberland County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
Latest Cumberland County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 55m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 376 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,458 customers out (8.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 4m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 460 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,880 customers out (8.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cumberland County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cumberland County went about 20.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 26,263 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 20.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 14,944 customers out) · decade average 9.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 819 | 26,263 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 887 | 11,466 | 8.9 |
| 2021 | 961 | 8,575 | 4.0 |
| 2022 | 994 | 12,118 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 1,024 | 11,309 | 14.5 |
| 2024 | 1,077 | 19,122 | 11.8 |
| 2025 | 1,064 | 14,944 | 20.9 |
Cost of power in Cumberland County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cumberland 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.
- Volunteer Electric Coop13.1¢105,248 cust
- Sequachee Valley Electric Coop13.8¢33,315 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 High winter weather exposure · 9.9 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 Cumberland County: FAQ
- How often does Cumberland County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cumberland County, TN logged 1,064 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 20.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cumberland County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 26,263 customers without power, beginning October 26, 2019 and lasting about 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Cumberland County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cumberland County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cumberland County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include Sequachee Valley Electric Coop, Volunteer Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cumberland County.
37723, 38555, 38558, 38571, 38572, 38578
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequachee Valley Electric Coop | 5.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Volunteer Electric Coop | - | 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/47035 and /api/v1/counties/47035/history.