Power Outages in Rhea County, TN
City of Chattanooga - (TN), Sequachee Valley Electric Coop and Volunteer Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Dayton - (TN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.9 hours.
Rhea County, TN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rhea County, TN". https://massoutage.com/tennessee/rhea-county
City of Chattanooga - (TN), Sequachee Valley Electric Coop and Volunteer Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Dayton - (TN): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~18,506 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Dayton - (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 Chattanooga - (TN), Sequachee Valley Electric Coop, Volunteer Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Chattanooga - (TN) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sequachee Valley Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Volunteer Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Dayton - (TN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Rhea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37321 | 307 | ≤11 | 254 | ≤11 |
| 37381 | 193 | ≤11 | 167 | ≤11 |
| 37332 | 54 | ≤11 | 45 | 0 |
| 37337 | 27 | 0 | 25 | ≤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 Rhea County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rhea County right now.
Rhea County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Flood Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Rhea County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 10m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 293 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 740 customers out (4.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,136 customers out (6.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 576 customers out (3.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
Hardest-hit cities in Rhea County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rhea County went about 5.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,403 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 5.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 7,371 customers out) · decade average 5.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 593 | 1,706 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 370 | 6,836 | 5.6 |
| 2021 | 377 | 4,426 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 482 | 1,868 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 568 | 7,371 | 13.9 |
| 2024 | 605 | 1,708 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 594 | 7,403 | 5.9 |
Cost of power in Rhea County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rhea 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
- Volunteer Electric Coop13.1¢105,248 cust
- Sequachee Valley Electric Coop13.8¢33,315 cust
- City of Dayton - (TN)12.6¢9,149 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 · 5.2 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 Rhea County: FAQ
- How often does Rhea County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rhea County, TN logged 594 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rhea County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,403 customers without power, beginning February 3, 2025 and lasting about 2h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Rhea County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rhea County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rhea County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Chattanooga - (TN), Sequachee Valley Electric Coop, Volunteer Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rhea County.
37321, 37332, 37337, 37381
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequachee Valley Electric Coop | 5.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Volunteer Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Chattanooga - (TN) | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Dayton - (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/47143 and /api/v1/counties/47143/history.