Power Outages in Giles County, TN
Is there a power outage in Giles County, TN right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Giles County, TN across 2 reported incidents.
Giles County, TN is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.6 hours.
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- URL
- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/giles-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Giles County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/giles-county
- City of Pulaski - (TN)
- Duck River Elec Member Corp
Report an outage in Giles 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 Duck River Elec Member Corp, City of Fayetteville, City of Pulaski - (TN) and City of Lawrenceburg; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
15%of this county's ~17,668 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: City of Pulaski - (TN). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck River Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 1 | 1,952 | 0.1% | - | - | - | |
| City of Fayetteville | Live · county | 0 | 573 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Lawrenceburg | Live · county | 0 | 82 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Pulaski - (TN) | Outages only | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duck River Elec Member Corp, City of Fayetteville and City of Lawrenceburg 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 Giles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38478 | 283 | ≤11 | 228 | ≤11 |
| 38449 | 57 | ≤11 | 44 | 0 |
| 38477 | 52 | ≤11 | 49 | 0 |
| 38472 | 38 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 38460 | 24 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 38473 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤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 Giles County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Giles County right now.
Giles County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Flood Watch ×1
Latest Giles County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 222 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 433 customers out (2.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 821 customers out (5.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 59m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 231 customers out (1.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Giles 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 Giles Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Giles County went about 9.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,391 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 9.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 14,391 customers out) · decade average 7.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18 | 904 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 493 | 4,543 | 5.2 |
| 2018 | 672 | 4,627 | 5.6 |
| 2019 | 321 | 6,389 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | 706 | 5,857 | 11.3 |
| 2021 | 755 | 9,150 | 10.0 |
| 2022 | 751 | 2,227 | 7.0 |
| 2023 | 817 | 13,232 | 10.9 |
| 2024 | 759 | 14,391 | 13.6 |
| 2025 | 708 | 5,225 | 9.6 |
Cost of power in Giles County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Giles 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.
- Duck River Elec Member Corp13.6¢71,969 cust
- City of Lawrenceburg13.0¢18,239 cust
- City of Fayetteville12.5¢16,729 cust
- City of Pulaski - (TN)14.1¢12,496 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 High high winds exposure · 7.7 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 Giles County: FAQ
- How often does Giles County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Giles County, TN logged 708 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Giles County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,391 customers without power, beginning May 9, 2024 and lasting about 2d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Giles County, TN right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Giles County, TN across 2 reported incidents.
- Which utilities serve Giles County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Fayetteville, City of Lawrenceburg, City of Pulaski - (TN), Duck River Elec Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Giles County.
38455, 38460, 38472, 38473, 38477, 38478
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 Giles County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Tennessee →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck River Elec Member Corp | 3.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Fayetteville | 3.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Pulaski - (TN) | 7.4 hrs | Outages only | - |
| City of Lawrenceburg | - | 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/47055 and /api/v1/counties/47055/history. Live data as of .