Power Outages in Marion County, TN
City of Chattanooga - (TN), Duck River Elec Member Corp and Sequachee Valley Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.0 hours.
Marion County, TN is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/marion-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Marion County, TN". https://massoutage.com/tennessee/marion-county
City of Chattanooga - (TN), Duck River Elec Member Corp and Sequachee Valley Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~17,026 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Chattanooga - (TN), Duck River Elec Member Corp, Sequachee Valley Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Chattanooga - (TN) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duck River Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sequachee Valley Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Marion 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37397 | 189 | ≤11 | 158 | 0 |
| 37347 | 148 | ≤11 | 120 | ≤11 |
| 37405 | 143 | ≤11 | 96 | ≤11 |
| 37380 | 119 | ≤11 | 93 | ≤11 |
| 37419 | 89 | ≤11 | 75 | 0 |
| 37356 | 63 | ≤11 | 54 | ≤11 |
| 37374 | 26 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 37340 | 19 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 37396 | ≤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 Marion County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Marion County right now.
Marion County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Flood Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- High Wind Watch ×1
Latest Marion County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 556 customers out (3.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 556 customers out (3.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,074 customers out (6.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 161 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Marion County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Marion County went about 12.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,922 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 12.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 7,277 customers out) · decade average 2.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 455 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 34 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 146 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 70 | 511 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 403 | 686 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 611 | 9,922 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 340 | 2,210 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 287 | 8,518 | 5.3 |
| 2024 | 345 | 1,051 | 4.6 |
| 2025 | 626 | 7,277 | 12.0 |
Cost of power in Marion County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Marion 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.
- City of Chattanooga - (TN)12.9¢164,914 cust
- Duck River Elec Member Corp13.6¢71,969 cust
- Sequachee Valley Electric Coop13.8¢33,315 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 high winds exposure · 2.8 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 Marion County: FAQ
- How often does Marion County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Marion County, TN logged 626 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Marion County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,922 customers without power, beginning September 20, 2021 and lasting about 8h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Marion County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Marion County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Marion County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Chattanooga - (TN), Duck River Elec Member Corp, Sequachee Valley Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Marion County.
37340, 37347, 37356, 37374, 37380, 37396, 37397, 37405, 37419
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck River Elec Member Corp | 3.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Sequachee Valley Electric Coop | 5.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Chattanooga - (TN) | - | 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/47115 and /api/v1/counties/47115/history.