Power Outages in White County, TN
Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc, Upper Cumberland E M C and Volunteer Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Sparta. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.6 hours.
White County, TN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in White County, TN". https://massoutage.com/tennessee/white-county
Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc, Upper Cumberland E M C and Volunteer Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Sparta: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~14,087 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Sparta. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc, Upper Cumberland E M C, Volunteer Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upper Cumberland E M C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Volunteer Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Sparta | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in White 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38583 | 523 | ≤11 | 453 | ≤11 |
| 38587 | 27 | 0 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 38579 | 24 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
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 White County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for White County right now.
White County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
Latest White 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: 154 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in White County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in White County went about 6.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,080 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 6.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,570 customers out) · decade average 2.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 429 | 3,080 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 105 | 1,381 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 88 | 1,396 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 94 | 1,400 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | 116 | 1,435 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 136 | 1,556 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | 156 | 1,570 | 6.6 |
Cost of power in White County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for White 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
- Upper Cumberland E M C13.7¢45,862 cust
- Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc13.6¢29,863 cust
- City of Sparta12.5¢2,270 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 high winds exposure · 2.3 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 White County: FAQ
- How often does White County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, White County, TN logged 156 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in White County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,080 customers without power, beginning October 26, 2019 and lasting about 15h.
- Is there a power outage in White County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for White County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve White County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc, Volunteer Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within White County.
38579, 38583, 38587
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteer Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Upper Cumberland E M C | - | Live · total only | - |
| Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Sparta | - | No live feed | - |
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/47185 and /api/v1/counties/47185/history.