Power Outages in Morgan County, TN
City of Clinton - (TN), Plateau Electric Cooperative and Volunteer Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Harriman - (TN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.5 hours.
Morgan County, TN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/morgan-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Morgan County, TN". https://massoutage.com/tennessee/morgan-county
City of Clinton - (TN), Plateau Electric Cooperative and Volunteer Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Harriman - (TN): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~10,095 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Harriman - (TN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Clinton - (TN), Plateau Electric Cooperative, Volunteer Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Clinton - (TN) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plateau Electric Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Volunteer Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Harriman - (TN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Morgan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37840 | 240 | ≤11 | 198 | ≤11 |
| 37887 | 109 | ≤11 | 97 | 0 |
| 37726 | 55 | ≤11 | 46 | 0 |
| 37770 | 54 | ≤11 | 44 | 0 |
| 37872 | 53 | ≤11 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 37829 | 35 | ≤11 | 30 | 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 Morgan County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Morgan County right now.
Morgan County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Morgan County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Morgan County went about 0.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,948 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 0.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 1,948 customers out) · decade average 0.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 27 | 72 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 55 | 693 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 52 | 423 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 56 | 1,123 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 563 | 1,948 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 63 | 685 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 84 | 691 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 87 | 1,132 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | 77 | 728 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 73 | 534 | 0.6 |
| 2025 | 63 | 743 | 0.5 |
Cost of power in Morgan County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Morgan 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
- City of Clinton - (TN)13.7¢26,320 cust
- Plateau Electric Cooperative14.0¢14,323 cust
- City of Harriman - (TN)14.0¢9,375 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 · 0.6 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 Morgan County: FAQ
- How often does Morgan County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Morgan County, TN logged 63 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Morgan County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,948 customers without power, beginning October 26, 2019 and lasting about 16h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Morgan County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Morgan County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Morgan County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Clinton - (TN), Plateau Electric Cooperative, Volunteer Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Morgan County.
37719, 37726, 37733, 37770, 37829, 37840, 37845, 37872, 37887
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Clinton - (TN) | 2.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Plateau Electric Cooperative | 0.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Volunteer Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Harriman - (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/47129 and /api/v1/counties/47129/history.