Power Outages in Roane County, TN
As of October 19, 2026 07:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Volunteer Electric Coop and City of Clinton - (TN) in Roane County, TN. There is no live feed for City of Harriman - (TN), City of Lenoir - (TN) and City of Rockwood - (TN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.
Roane County, TN is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/roane-county
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- October 19, 2026 07:00 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Roane County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/roane-county
No active outages are reported by Volunteer Electric Coop and City of Clinton - (TN) in Roane County.
No live feed for City of Harriman - (TN), City of Lenoir - (TN) and City of Rockwood - (TN): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
12%of this county's ~32,241 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Harriman - (TN), City of Lenoir - (TN), City of Rockwood - (TN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteer Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 4,023 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Clinton - (TN) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Harriman - (TN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lenoir - (TN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Rockwood - (TN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Volunteer Electric Coop and City of Clinton - (TN) 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 Roane 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37748 | 377 | 17 | 316 | 0 |
| 37763 | 285 | ≤11 | 221 | 0 |
| 37846 | 80 | ≤11 | 67 | ≤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 Roane County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Roane County right now.
Roane County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Wind Advisory ×3
Latest Roane County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 528 customers out (2.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Roane County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Roane County went about 3.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,111 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 3.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 3,997 customers out) · decade average 2.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 13 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 17 | 2,135 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 18 | 486 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 33 | 479 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 516 | 4,111 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 379 | 3,446 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 389 | 4,002 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 504 | 3,997 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 441 | 3,765 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 470 | 3,815 | 4.1 |
| 2025 | 529 | 3,864 | 3.6 |
Cost of power in Roane County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Roane 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 Lenoir - (TN)12.8¢63,379 cust
- City of Clinton - (TN)13.7¢26,320 cust
- City of Rockwood - (TN)13.3¢12,081 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 ice storms exposure · 2.1 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 Roane County: FAQ
- How often does Roane County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Roane County, TN logged 529 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Roane County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,111 customers without power, beginning August 4, 2019 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Roane County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Roane County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Roane County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Clinton - (TN), Volunteer Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Roane County.
37748, 37763, 37854
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 · county | - |
| City of Rockwood - (TN) | 9.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Volunteer Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Lenoir - (TN) | - | No live feed | - |
| 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/47145 and /api/v1/counties/47145/history.