Power Outages in Rutherford County, TN
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Rutherford County, TN across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.3 hours.
Rutherford County, TN is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/rutherford-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rutherford County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/rutherford-county
96%of this county's ~162,868 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee E M C | Live · county | 3 | 155,566 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Duck River Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 454 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Nashville Electric Service | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Middle Tennessee E M C, Duck River Elec Member Corp and Nashville Electric Service 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 Rutherford 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37167 | 443 | 22 | 326 | 13 |
| 37129 | 439 | 32 | 321 | ≤11 |
| 37130 | 431 | 32 | 346 | ≤11 |
| 37128 | 391 | 26 | 288 | ≤11 |
| 37086 | 182 | ≤11 | 136 | ≤11 |
| 37127 | 158 | ≤11 | 119 | ≤11 |
| 37037 | 62 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 37153 | 51 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 37085 | 35 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 37060 | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 37149 | 26 | 0 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 37118 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Rutherford County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rutherford County right now.
Rutherford County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×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 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,751 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,047 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 10m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 964 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,370 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 6m
Hardest-hit cities in Rutherford County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Rutherford Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rutherford County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,188 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 1.3 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Rutherford County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rutherford 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.
- Nashville Electric Service14.0¢424,808 cust
- Middle Tennessee E M C12.5¢311,520 cust
- Duck River Elec Member Corp13.6¢71,969 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.
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 17,188 customers without power, beginning May 3, 2020 and lasting about 5d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Rutherford County, TN right now?
- Yes, about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck River Elec Member Corp | 3.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Middle Tennessee E M C | 0.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Nashville Electric Service | 0.0 hrs | 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/47149 and /api/v1/counties/47149/history. Live data as of .