Power Outages in Knox County, TN
Is there a power outage in Knox County, TN right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 11 customers are without power in Knox County, TN across 2 reported incidents. There is no live feed for City of Lenoir - (TN), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Knox 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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- URL
- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/knox-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Knox County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/knox-county
- Knoxville Utilities Board
- Fort Loudoun Electric Coop
Not counted: no live feed for City of Lenoir - (TN).
Report an outage in Knox 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 Knoxville Utilities Board, City of Clinton - (TN), Fort Loudoun Electric Coop and City of Lenoir - (TN); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~250,145 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Lenoir - (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Clinton - (TN) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Fort Loudoun Electric Coop | Live · county | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Knoxville Utilities Board | Live · county | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| City of Lenoir - (TN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
City of Clinton - (TN), Fort Loudoun Electric Coop and Knoxville Utilities Board 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 Knox County1
Individual outages as listed by Fort Loudoun Electric Coop, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | - | - | - | Fort Loudoun Electric Coop |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Knox 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 (22)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37918 | 546 | 28 | 421 | ≤11 |
| 37920 | 495 | 22 | 393 | ≤11 |
| 37917 | 378 | 19 | 310 | ≤11 |
| 37849 | 356 | ≤11 | 287 | ≤11 |
| 37921 | 338 | 13 | 282 | ≤11 |
| 37914 | 309 | 18 | 244 | ≤11 |
| 37919 | 292 | 19 | 197 | ≤11 |
| 37931 | 290 | 19 | 210 | ≤11 |
| 37912 | 265 | ≤11 | 210 | ≤11 |
| 37923 | 264 | ≤11 | 191 | ≤11 |
| 37922 | 251 | 12 | 159 | ≤11 |
| 37938 | 250 | ≤11 | 183 | ≤11 |
| 37934 | 246 | 12 | 164 | ≤11 |
| 37924 | 215 | 14 | 171 | 0 |
| 37721 | 204 | ≤11 | 158 | ≤11 |
| 37932 | 184 | ≤11 | 133 | ≤11 |
| 37871 | 147 | ≤11 | 121 | ≤11 |
| 37909 | 140 | ≤11 | 100 | ≤11 |
| 37915 | 103 | ≤11 | 82 | ≤11 |
| 37806 | 51 | ≤11 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 37902 | 19 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 37916 | ≤11 | ≤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 Knox County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Knox County right now.
Knox County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Flood Advisory ×6
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
Latest Knox County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,117 customers out (0.9% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 989 customers out (0.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,863 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 14,232 customers out (5.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 5m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,293 customers out (0.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Knox 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 Knox Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Knox County went about 3.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 68,001 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 2023 (peak 68,001 customers out) · decade average 4.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 628 | 10,989 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 1,107 | 22,600 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 995 | 44,151 | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 940 | 31,811 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 754 | 21,114 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 671 | 40,534 | 5.0 |
| 2021 | 339 | 24,406 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 408 | 25,953 | 6.7 |
| 2023 | 362 | 68,001 | 8.1 |
| 2024 | 208 | 18,919 | 4.7 |
| 2025 | 636 | 19,649 | 3.9 |
Cost of power in Knox County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Knox 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.
- Knoxville Utilities Board13.8¢196,674 cust
- City of Lenoir - (TN)12.8¢63,379 cust
- Fort Loudoun Electric Coop12.8¢30,743 cust
- City of Clinton - (TN)13.7¢26,320 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 ice storms exposure · 4.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Knox County: FAQ
- How often does Knox County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Knox County, TN logged 636 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Knox County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 68,001 customers without power, beginning August 6, 2023 and lasting about 5d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Knox County, TN right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 11 customers are without power in Knox County, TN across 2 reported incidents. There is no live feed for City of Lenoir - (TN), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Knox County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Clinton - (TN), Fort Loudoun Electric Coop, Knoxville Utilities Board.
Knoxville. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Knox County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Knox County.
37721, 37806, 37849, 37871, 37902, 37909, 37912, 37914, 37915, 37916, 37917, 37918, 37919, 37920, 37921, 37922, 37923, 37924, 37929, 37931, 37932, 37934, 37938
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 Knox County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Tennessee →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Utilities Board | 4.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Clinton - (TN) | 2.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Fort Loudoun Electric Coop | 8.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Lenoir - (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/47093 and /api/v1/counties/47093/history. Live data as of .