Power Outages in Monroe County, TN
As of October 19, 2026 09:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Fort Loudoun Electric Coop in Monroe County, TN. City of Sweetwater has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.1 hours.
Monroe County, TN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/monroe-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 09:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Monroe County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 09:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/monroe-county
No active outages are reported by Fort Loudoun Electric Coop in Monroe County.
City of Sweetwater only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
0.0%of this county's ~33,530 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Sweetwater | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fort Loudoun Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Fort Loudoun 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 Monroe 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37354 | 337 | 18 | 260 | ≤11 |
| 37874 | 290 | ≤11 | 226 | ≤11 |
| 37385 | 175 | ≤11 | 137 | ≤11 |
| 37885 | 126 | ≤11 | 88 | ≤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 Monroe County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Monroe County right now.
Monroe County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Flood Advisory ×4
- High Wind Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- High Wind Watch ×2
Latest Monroe County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 749 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 26m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,055 customers out (3.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Monroe County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Monroe County went about 7.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,049 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 7.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 8,049 customers out) · decade average 5.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 743 | 8,049 | 15.4 |
| 2016 | 748 | 7,858 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 730 | 2,926 | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 772 | 2,469 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 808 | 2,104 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 712 | 2,485 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | 727 | 4,768 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 734 | 5,858 | 7.5 |
| 2023 | 731 | 4,745 | 6.1 |
| 2024 | 735 | 5,393 | 5.5 |
| 2025 | 867 | 6,982 | 7.1 |
Cost of power in Monroe County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Monroe 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.
- Fort Loudoun Electric Coop12.8¢30,743 cust
- City of Sweetwater12.3¢7,584 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 · 5.6 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 Monroe County: FAQ
- How often does Monroe County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Monroe County, TN logged 867 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Monroe County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,049 customers without power, beginning March 5, 2015 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Monroe County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Monroe County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Monroe County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Sweetwater, Fort Loudoun Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Monroe County.
37354, 37385, 37874, 37885
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Loudoun Electric Coop | 8.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Sweetwater | - | Outages 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/47123 and /api/v1/counties/47123/history.