Power Outages in Lake County, TN
Gibson Electric Members Corp publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2024, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Lake County, TN is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/lake-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lake County, TN". https://massoutage.com/tennessee/lake-county
Gibson Electric Members Corp publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~2,832 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Gibson Electric Members Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Electric Members Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lake 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38079 | 67 | ≤11 | 50 | ≤11 |
| 38080 | 60 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤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 Lake County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lake County right now.
Lake County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×11
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lake County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2024, the average customer in Lake County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,641 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 2.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,123 customers out) · decade average 3.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | 140 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 129 | 2,641 | 8.9 |
| 2018 | 110 | 1,142 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 122 | 1,322 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 108 | 1,125 | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 88 | 1,123 | 9.4 |
| 2022 | 105 | 551 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 129 | 1,106 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 107 | 850 | 2.4 |
Cost of power in Lake County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lake 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.
- Gibson Electric Members Corp13.7¢29,483 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 ice storms exposure · 3.9 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 Lake County: FAQ
- How often does Lake County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lake County, TN logged 107 distinct outage events in 2024, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lake County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,641 customers without power, beginning October 7, 2017 and lasting about 3h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Lake County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lake County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lake County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include Gibson Electric Members Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lake County.
38077, 38079, 38080
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Electric Members Corp | - | 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/47095 and /api/v1/counties/47095/history.