Power Outages in Van Buren County, TN
Is there a power outage in Van Buren County, TN right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc and Sequachee Valley Electric Coop in Van Buren County, TN.
Van Buren County, TN is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.0 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/van-buren-county
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- October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Van Buren County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/van-buren-county
No active outages are reported by Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc and Sequachee Valley Electric Coop in Van Buren County.
Report an outage in Van Buren 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 Sequachee Valley Electric Coop and Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~2,705 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 3,089 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Sequachee Valley Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 824 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc and Sequachee Valley Electric Coop 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 Van Buren 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38585 | 98 | 0 | 87 | 0 |
| 38559 | 32 | ≤11 | 27 | 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 Van Buren County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Van Buren County right now.
Van Buren County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Van Buren County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 14m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 863 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,150 customers out (55% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,380 customers out (35% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 692 customers out (18% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 133 customers out (3.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
Hardest-hit cities in Van Buren County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Van Buren County went about 6.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,866 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 6.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 698 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 360 | 2,866 | 6.9 |
| 2020 | 43 | 190 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 46 | 696 | 0.4 |
| 2022 | 72 | 698 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 78 | 698 | 9.1 |
| 2024 | 73 | 382 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 68 | 653 | 6.0 |
Cost of power in Van Buren County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Van Buren 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.
- Sequachee Valley Electric Coop13.8¢33,315 cust
- Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc13.6¢29,863 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 Low tornadoes exposure · 3.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Van Buren County: FAQ
- How often does Van Buren County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Van Buren County, TN logged 68 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Van Buren County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,866 customers without power, beginning October 26, 2019 and lasting about 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Van Buren County, TN right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc and Sequachee Valley Electric Coop in Van Buren County, TN.
- Which utilities serve Van Buren County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc, Sequachee Valley Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Van Buren County.
38559, 38585
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 Van Buren County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Tennessee →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequachee Valley Electric Coop | 5.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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/47175 and /api/v1/counties/47175/history.