Power Outages in DeKalb County, TN
Is there a power outage in DeKalb County, TN right now? None reported. As of October 20, 2026 00:20 UTC, no outages are reported by Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc, Middle Tennessee E M C and Upper Cumberland E M C in DeKalb County, TN. There is no live feed for City of Smithville - (TN).
DeKalb County, TN is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.3 hours.
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- October 20, 2026 00:20 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in DeKalb County, TN", live data as of October 20, 2026 00:20 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/dekalb-county
No active outages are reported by Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc, Middle Tennessee E M C and Upper Cumberland E M C in DeKalb County.
No live feed for City of Smithville - (TN): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in DeKalb 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 Middle Tennessee E M C, Upper Cumberland E M C, Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc and City of Smithville - (TN); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
75%of this county's ~10,972 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Smithville - (TN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 6,970 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Middle Tennessee E M C | Live · county | 0 | 1,298 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Upper Cumberland E M C | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Smithville - (TN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc, Middle Tennessee E M C and Upper Cumberland E M C 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 DeKalb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37166 | 250 | ≤11 | 212 | ≤11 |
| 37012 | 39 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 38582 | 35 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 37095 | 26 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 37059 | 25 | 0 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 38569 | ≤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 DeKalb County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for DeKalb County right now.
DeKalb County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest DeKalb County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 162 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 162 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 4m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 136 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 39m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 156 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in DeKalb County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in DeKalb County went about 0.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,287 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 0.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,251 customers out) · decade average 0.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30 | 540 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 44 | 28 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 38 | 1,160 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 101 | 616 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 153 | 520 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 94 | 641 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 95 | 1,251 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 127 | 725 | 0.4 |
| 2023 | 116 | 596 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 125 | 1,284 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 154 | 1,287 | 0.3 |
Cost of power in DeKalb County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for DeKalb 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.
- Middle Tennessee E M C12.5¢311,520 cust
- Upper Cumberland E M C13.7¢45,862 cust
- Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc13.6¢29,863 cust
- City of Smithville - (TN)12.7¢2,441 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 · 0.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in DeKalb County: FAQ
- How often does DeKalb County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, DeKalb County, TN logged 154 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in DeKalb County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,287 customers without power, beginning December 31, 2025 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in DeKalb County, TN right now?
- None reported. As of October 20, 2026 00:20 UTC, no outages are reported by Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc, Middle Tennessee E M C and Upper Cumberland E M C in DeKalb County, TN. There is no live feed for City of Smithville - (TN).
- Which utilities serve DeKalb County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc, Middle Tennessee E M C, Upper Cumberland E M C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within DeKalb County.
37012, 37059, 37095, 37166
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 DeKalb County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Tennessee →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee E M C | 0.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Upper Cumberland E M C | - | Live · county | - |
| Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Smithville - (TN) | - | 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/47041 and /api/v1/counties/47041/history.