Power Outages in Unicoi County, TN
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by City of Elizabethton - (TN) in Unicoi County, TN. French Broad Elec Member Corp and Town of Erwin - (TN) have not reported outages here, but they only publishactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Mountain Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.5 hours.
Unicoi County, TN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/unicoi-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Unicoi County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/unicoi-county
No active outages are reported by City of Elizabethton - (TN) in Unicoi County.
French Broad Elec Member Corp and Town of Erwin - (TN) only appearin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for Mountain Electric Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
1.8%of this county's ~12,296 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Mountain Electric Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: French Broad Elec Member Corp, Town of Erwin - (TN). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Elizabethton - (TN) | Live · county | 0 | 222 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| French Broad Elec Member Corp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Erwin - (TN) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mountain Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
City of Elizabethton - (TN) reportsevery 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 Unicoi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37650 | 369 | 12 | 341 | ≤11 |
| 37692 | 112 | ≤11 | 104 | ≤11 |
| 37657 | 36 | ≤11 | 31 | 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 Unicoi County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Unicoi County right now.
Unicoi County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- High Wind Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- High Wind Watch ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
Latest Unicoi County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 173 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 549 customers out (4.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Unicoi County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Unicoi County went about 0.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 879 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 0.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 692 customers out) · decade average 0.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 65 | 169 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 154 | 766 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 98 | 879 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 110 | 746 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | 86 | 692 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 13 | 623 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 118 | 639 | 0.5 |
Cost of power in Unicoi County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Unicoi 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.
- City of Elizabethton - (TN)12.3¢23,381 cust
- Mountain Electric Coop, Inc13.1¢12,388 cust
- Town of Erwin - (TN)13.1¢7,669 cust
- French Broad Elec Member Corp16.4¢1,003 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 Low ice storms exposure · 0.7 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 Unicoi County: FAQ
- How often does Unicoi County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Unicoi County, TN logged 118 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Unicoi County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 879 customers without power, beginning March 28, 2021 and lasting about 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Unicoi County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Unicoi County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Unicoi County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Elizabethton - (TN), French Broad Elec Member Corp, Town of Erwin - (TN).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Unicoi County.
37650, 37657, 37692
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Electric Coop, Inc | 1.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| French Broad Elec Member Corp | - | Outages only | - |
| City of Elizabethton - (TN) | - | Live · county | - |
| Town of Erwin - (TN) | - | Outages 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/47171 and /api/v1/counties/47171/history.