Power Outages in Scott County, TN
South Kentucky Rural E C C has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Plateau Electric Cooperative and Volunteer Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Scott County, TN is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Scott County, TN". https://massoutage.com/tennessee/scott-county
South Kentucky Rural E C C only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Plateau Electric Cooperative and Volunteer Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~12,128 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: South Kentucky Rural E C C. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Plateau Electric Cooperative, Volunteer Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plateau Electric Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Kentucky Rural E C C | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Volunteer Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Scott 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37841 | 233 | ≤11 | 206 | ≤11 |
| 37756 | 108 | ≤11 | 98 | 0 |
| 37755 | 95 | ≤11 | 84 | ≤11 |
| 37852 | 87 | ≤11 | 75 | 0 |
| 37892 | 53 | 0 | 44 | 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 Scott County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Scott County right now.
Scott County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
Latest Scott County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 131 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 165 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Scott County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Scott County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 866 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 0.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 561 customers out) · decade average 0.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 325 | 561 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 26 | 866 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 40 | 151 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 49 | 286 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 13 | 42 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 23 | 22 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 39 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Scott County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Scott 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
- Plateau Electric Cooperative14.0¢14,323 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 Moderate winter weather exposure · 0.3 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 Scott County: FAQ
- How often does Scott County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Scott County, TN logged 25 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Scott County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 866 customers without power, beginning April 12, 2020 and lasting about 1d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Scott County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Scott County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Scott County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include Plateau Electric Cooperative, South Kentucky Rural E C C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Scott County.
37732, 37755, 37756, 37841, 37852, 37892
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 | Outages only | - |
| Plateau Electric Cooperative | 0.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Volunteer Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
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/47151 and /api/v1/counties/47151/history.