Power Outages in Hamblen County, TN
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Hamblen County, TN across 1 reported incident. Appalachian Electric Coop publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.7 hours.
Hamblen County, TN is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/hamblen-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hamblen County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/hamblen-county
73%of this county's ~32,655 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Appalachian Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Morristown - (TN) | Live · county | 0 | 16,835 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Holston Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 1 | 6,933 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Appalachian Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
City of Morristown - (TN) and Holston Electric Coop, Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Hamblen County1
Individual outages as listed by Holston Electric Coop, Inc, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | - | Holston Electric Coop, Inc |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hamblen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37814 | 612 | 18 | 538 | ≤11 |
| 37813 | 367 | 16 | 327 | ≤11 |
| 37860 | 102 | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| 37891 | 86 | ≤11 | 75 | ≤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 Hamblen County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hamblen County right now.
Hamblen County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Latest Hamblen County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 478 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 517 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hamblen 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 Hamblen Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hamblen County went about 0.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,088 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 0.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 8,088 customers out) · decade average 1.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11 | 48 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 236 | 707 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 263 | 530 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 514 | 1,261 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 722 | 2,938 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 512 | 2,835 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | 582 | 6,996 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 609 | 2,265 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 633 | 8,088 | 5.1 |
| 2025 | 396 | 2,135 | 0.7 |
Cost of power in Hamblen County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hamblen 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.
- Appalachian Electric Coop13.6¢44,280 cust
- Holston Electric Coop, Inc14.0¢25,947 cust
- City of Morristown - (TN)13.4¢13,571 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 Low ice storms exposure · 1.4 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 Hamblen County: FAQ
- How often does Hamblen County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hamblen County, TN logged 396 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hamblen County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,088 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 4d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Hamblen County, TN right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Hamblen County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Morristown - (TN), Holston Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hamblen County.
37813, 37814, 37860, 37891
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Electric Coop | 5.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Holston Electric Coop, Inc | 3.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Morristown - (TN) | 2.1 hrs | 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/47063 and /api/v1/counties/47063/history. Live data as of .