Power Outages in Hardeman County, TN
Chickasaw Electric Coop, Inc and Southwest Tennessee E M C publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bolivar Energy Authority and Pickwick Electric Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.5 hours.
Hardeman County, TN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hardeman County, TN". https://massoutage.com/tennessee/hardeman-county
Chickasaw Electric Coop, Inc and Southwest Tennessee E M C publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Bolivar Energy Authority and Pickwick Electric Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~13,736 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bolivar Energy Authority, Pickwick Electric Coop. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Chickasaw Electric Coop, Inc, Southwest Tennessee E M C.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickasaw Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Tennessee E M C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bolivar Energy Authority | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pickwick Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hardeman 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38008 | 144 | ≤11 | 113 | ≤11 |
| 38052 | 60 | ≤11 | 52 | 0 |
| 38075 | 52 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 38381 | 19 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 38067 | 18 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 38044 | 18 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 38039 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 38042 | ≤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 Hardeman County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hardeman County right now.
Hardeman County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×11
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Hardeman County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hardeman County went about 1.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,482 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 1.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 1,472 customers out) · decade average 1.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 54 | 1,458 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 71 | 628 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 106 | 1,467 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 120 | 1,220 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 164 | 1,451 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 176 | 1,461 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 207 | 1,472 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 137 | 1,459 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 213 | 1,482 | 1.5 |
Cost of power in Hardeman County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hardeman 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.
- Southwest Tennessee E M C13.7¢43,847 cust
- Chickasaw Electric Coop, Inc11.8¢19,723 cust
- Pickwick Electric Coop13.4¢16,595 cust
- Bolivar Energy Authority14.2¢8,913 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 Moderate tornadoes exposure · 1.2 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 Hardeman County: FAQ
- How often does Hardeman County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hardeman County, TN logged 213 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hardeman County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,482 customers without power, beginning August 8, 2025 and lasting about 4h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Hardeman County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hardeman County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hardeman County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include Southwest Tennessee E M C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hardeman County.
38008, 38039, 38042, 38044, 38052, 38067, 38075, 38381
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivar Energy Authority | 9.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Southwest Tennessee E M C | - | Live · total only | - |
| Pickwick Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Chickasaw Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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/47069 and /api/v1/counties/47069/history.