Power Outages in Rutherford County, TN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Rutherford County, TN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.3 hours.
Rutherford County, TN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Rutherford County.
No active NWS alerts for Rutherford County right now.
Rutherford County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Rutherford County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,152 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Rutherford County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Murfreesborono active outage
- Smyrnano active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rutherford County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20,637 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 17,188 customers out) · decade average 1.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 679 | 9,418 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 879 | 9,337 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 686 | 3,375 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 1,011 | 9,147 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 776 | 7,448 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 1,052 | 17,188 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 1,089 | 11,589 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 1,081 | 20,637 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 1,056 | 9,274 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 1,053 | 8,972 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 982 | 16,030 | 1.3 |
Very High winter weather exposure · 1.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Rutherford County: FAQ
- How often does Rutherford County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rutherford County, TN logged 982 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rutherford County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20,637 customers without power, beginning December 23, 2022 and lasting about 2d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Rutherford County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rutherford County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rutherford County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include MIDDLE TENNESSEE E M C, NASHVILLE ELECTRIC SERVICE.
Murfreesboro, Smyrna. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Rutherford County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rutherford County.
37037, 37060, 37085, 37086, 37118, 37127, 37128, 37129, 37130, 37132, 37149, 37153, 37167
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDDLE TENNESSEE E M C | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| NASHVILLE ELECTRIC SERVICE | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/47149 and /api/v1/counties/47149/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Tennessee customers).