Power Outages in Sullivan County, TN
Is there a power outage in Sullivan County, TN right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 15 customers are without power in Sullivan County, TN across 5 reported incidents. There is no live feed for Appalachian Power Co, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Sullivan County, TN is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/sullivan-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sullivan County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/sullivan-county
- Kingsport Power Co
- Johnson City - (TN)
Not counted: no live feed for Appalachian Power Co.
Report an outage in Sullivan County, TN
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Johnson City - (TN), Kingsport Power Co, City of Bristol - (TN) and City of Elizabethton - (TN); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~84,349 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Appalachian Power Co. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsport Power Co | Live · county | 14 | 41,481 | 0.0% | - | 4 | October 19, 2026 21:30 UTC | |
| City of Bristol - (TN) | Live · county | 0 | 34,712 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Johnson City - (TN) | Live · county | 1 | 10,596 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Elizabethton - (TN) | Live · county | 0 | 383 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Appalachian Power Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kingsport Power Co, City of Bristol - (TN), Johnson City - (TN) and City of Elizabethton - (TN) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Sullivan County4
Individual outages as listed by Appalachian Power, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | PLANNED MAINTENANCE | Dispatched | October 19, 2026 21:30 UTC | Appalachian Power | |
| 5 | PLANNED MAINTENANCE | Dispatched | October 19, 2026 21:30 UTC | Appalachian Power | |
| <5 | PLANNED MAINTENANCE | Dispatched | October 19, 2026 17:30 UTC | Appalachian Power | |
| <5 | PLANNED MAINTENANCE | Dispatched | October 19, 2026 19:00 UTC | Appalachian Power |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Sullivan 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37660 | 917 | 38 | 783 | ≤11 |
| 37620 | 886 | 19 | 747 | ≤11 |
| 37664 | 554 | 24 | 446 | ≤11 |
| 37617 | 327 | ≤11 | 262 | ≤11 |
| 37618 | 310 | ≤11 | 276 | 0 |
| 37663 | 281 | 21 | 229 | ≤11 |
| 37686 | 151 | ≤11 | 130 | ≤11 |
| 37665 | 122 | ≤11 | 100 | 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 Sullivan County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sullivan County right now.
Sullivan County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Sullivan County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 601 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 721 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 19m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 795 customers out (0.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Sullivan 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 Sullivan Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sullivan County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 21,584 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 2.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 21,584 customers out) · decade average 5.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 684 | 2,843 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 645 | 7,183 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | 587 | 3,170 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 725 | 12,117 | 9.9 |
| 2019 | 654 | 2,450 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 660 | 5,459 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 725 | 3,341 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 738 | 3,516 | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 871 | 15,053 | 6.6 |
| 2024 | 866 | 21,584 | 13.6 |
| 2025 | 955 | 4,206 | 2.7 |
Cost of power in Sullivan County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sullivan 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.
- Johnson City - (TN)13.2¢72,729 cust
- Kingsport Power Co12.3¢43,364 cust
- City of Bristol - (TN)11.5¢30,081 cust
- City of Elizabethton - (TN)12.3¢23,381 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High 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 Sullivan County: FAQ
- How often does Sullivan County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sullivan County, TN logged 955 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sullivan County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 21,584 customers without power, beginning September 23, 2024 and lasting about 11d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Sullivan County, TN right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 15 customers are without power in Sullivan County, TN across 5 reported incidents. There is no live feed for Appalachian Power Co, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Sullivan County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co, City of Bristol - (TN), City of Elizabethton - (TN), Johnson City - (TN), Kingsport Power Co.
Kingsport. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Sullivan County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sullivan County.
37617, 37618, 37620, 37660, 37663, 37664, 37665, 37686
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Sullivan County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Tennessee →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 hrs | No live feed | Outage map ↗ |
| Johnson City - (TN) | 1.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Kingsport Power Co | 3.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Bristol - (TN) | 1.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Elizabethton - (TN) | - | 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/47163 and /api/v1/counties/47163/history. Live data as of .