Power Outages in Pickett County, TN
As of October 19, 2026 02:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Volunteer Electric Coop, South Kentucky Rural E C C and Upper Cumberland E M C in Pickett County, TN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.4 hours.
Pickett County, TN is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 02:55 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pickett County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 02:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/pickett-county
No active outages are reported by Volunteer Electric Coop, South Kentucky Rural E C C and Upper Cumberland E M C in Pickett County.
95%of this county's ~4,096 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteer Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 3,657 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| South Kentucky Rural E C C | Live · county | 0 | 217 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Upper Cumberland E M C | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Volunteer Electric Coop, South Kentucky Rural E C C and Upper Cumberland E M C reportevery 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 Pickett 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38549 | 106 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤11 |
| 38577 | 22 | 0 | 19 | ≤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 Pickett County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Pickett County right now.
Pickett County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Pickett County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 35m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 116 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 982 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,763 customers out (71% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 37m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 333 customers out (8.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 865 customers out (22% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Pickett County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pickett County went about 15.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,876 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 15.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 2,876 customers out) · decade average 14.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 365 | 653 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 172 | 2,813 | 10.0 |
| 2021 | 205 | 809 | 6.0 |
| 2022 | 247 | 1,685 | 7.0 |
| 2023 | 214 | 1,757 | 15.4 |
| 2024 | 285 | 2,876 | 46.8 |
| 2025 | 258 | 2,876 | 15.4 |
Cost of power in Pickett County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pickett 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
- Upper Cumberland E M C13.7¢45,862 cust
- South Kentucky Rural E C C14.0¢148 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 Low high winds exposure · 14.8 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 Pickett County: FAQ
- How often does Pickett County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pickett County, TN logged 258 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pickett County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,876 customers without power, beginning February 21, 2025 and lasting about 3h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Pickett County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pickett County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pickett County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include South Kentucky Rural E C C, Upper Cumberland E M C, Volunteer Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pickett County.
38549, 38577
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Kentucky Rural E C C | 22.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Volunteer Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Upper Cumberland E M C | - | Live · county | - |
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/47137 and /api/v1/counties/47137/history.