Power Outages in McMinn County, TN
Is there a power outage in McMinn County, TN right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Volunteer Electric Coop in McMinn County, TN. City of Sweetwater has not reported outages here, but it only publishes active outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Athens Utility Board and City of Etowah.
McMinn County, TN is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.5 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/mcminn-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in McMinn County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/mcminn-county
No active outages are reported by Volunteer Electric Coop in McMinn County.
City of Sweetwater only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for Athens Utility Board and City of Etowah: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in McMinn 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 Volunteer Electric Coop, City of Sweetwater, Athens Utility Board and City of Etowah; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
36%of this county's ~24,243 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Athens Utility Board, City of Etowah. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: City of Sweetwater. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteer Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 8,787 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Sweetwater | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athens Utility Board | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Etowah | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Volunteer Electric Coop reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in McMinn 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37303 | 495 | ≤11 | 381 | ≤11 |
| 37331 | 151 | ≤11 | 130 | ≤11 |
| 37329 | 128 | ≤11 | 97 | ≤11 |
| 37826 | 99 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 37370 | 85 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 37309 | 48 | 0 | 38 | ≤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 McMinn County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for McMinn County right now.
McMinn County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
Latest McMinn County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 55m
- GREW
Outage grew to 746 customers out (2.5% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 408 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in McMinn County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in McMinn County went about 4.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,518 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 4.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 3,518 customers out) · decade average 2.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 34 | 43 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 31 | 142 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 697 | 1,415 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 560 | 1,507 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 529 | 1,793 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 610 | 3,307 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 671 | 3,518 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 640 | 3,477 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 692 | 2,817 | 4.5 |
Cost of power in McMinn County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for McMinn 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.
- Volunteer Electric Coop13.1¢105,248 cust
- Athens Utility Board12.4¢11,761 cust
- City of Sweetwater12.3¢7,584 cust
- City of Etowah14.2¢4,466 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 2.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in McMinn County: FAQ
- How often does McMinn County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, McMinn County, TN logged 692 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in McMinn County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,518 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2023 and lasting about 2d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in McMinn County, TN right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Volunteer Electric Coop in McMinn County, TN. City of Sweetwater has not reported outages here, but it only publishes active outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Athens Utility Board and City of Etowah.
- Which utilities serve McMinn County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Sweetwater, Volunteer Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within McMinn County.
37303, 37309, 37329, 37331, 37370, 37826
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 McMinn County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Tennessee →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteer Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Sweetwater | - | Outages only | - |
| Athens Utility Board | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Etowah | - | 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/47107 and /api/v1/counties/47107/history.