Power Outages in Greene County, TN
Is there a power outage in Greene County, TN right now? No. As of October 20, 2026 05:00 UTC, no outages are reported by City of Greeneville - (TN), Holston Electric Coop, Inc and City of Newport - (TN) in Greene County, TN.
Greene County, TN is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.9 hours.
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- October 20, 2026 05:00 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Greene County, TN", live data as of October 20, 2026 05:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/greene-county
No active outages are reported by City of Greeneville - (TN), Holston Electric Coop, Inc and City of Newport - (TN) in Greene County.
Report an outage in Greene 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 Johnson City - (TN), Holston Electric Coop, Inc, City of Greeneville - (TN) and City of Newport - (TN); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
99%of this county's ~41,722 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Greeneville - (TN) | Live · county | 0 | 41,417 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Holston Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 46 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Newport - (TN) | Live · county | 0 | 28 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Johnson City - (TN) | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
City of Greeneville - (TN), Holston Electric Coop, Inc and City of Newport - (TN) 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 Greene 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37743 | 657 | 29 | 560 | ≤11 |
| 37745 | 478 | 19 | 406 | ≤11 |
| 37641 | 220 | ≤11 | 189 | 0 |
| 37818 | 133 | ≤11 | 111 | 0 |
| 37616 | 117 | ≤11 | 107 | 0 |
| 37810 | 55 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 37809 | 40 | ≤11 | 34 | 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 Greene County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Greene County right now.
Greene County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Wind Advisory ×5
- High Wind Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
- High Wind Watch ×2
Latest Greene County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 505 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Greene County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Greene County went about 3.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,903 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 3.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 8,785 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 22 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 41 | 1,442 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 494 | 15,903 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 837 | 3,062 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 903 | 3,748 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 959 | 8,053 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 898 | 4,144 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 954 | 8,785 | 11.5 |
| 2025 | 904 | 9,221 | 3.9 |
Cost of power in Greene County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Greene 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.
- Johnson City - (TN)13.2¢72,729 cust
- City of Greeneville - (TN)12.7¢32,686 cust
- Holston Electric Coop, Inc14.0¢25,947 cust
- City of Newport - (TN)15.0¢20,003 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 · 2.5 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 Greene County: FAQ
- How often does Greene County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Greene County, TN logged 904 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Greene County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,903 customers without power, beginning May 12, 2019 and lasting about 2h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Greene County, TN right now?
- No. As of October 20, 2026 05:00 UTC, no outages are reported by City of Greeneville - (TN), Holston Electric Coop, Inc and City of Newport - (TN) in Greene County, TN.
- Which utilities serve Greene County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Greeneville - (TN), City of Newport - (TN), Holston Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Greene County.
37616, 37641, 37743, 37745, 37809, 37810, 37818
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 Greene County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Tennessee →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City - (TN) | 1.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Holston Electric Coop, Inc | 3.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Greeneville - (TN) | 4.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| 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/47059 and /api/v1/counties/47059/history.