Power Outages in Wilson County, TN
Is there a power outage in Wilson County, TN right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Wilson County, TN across 1 reported incident.
Wilson County, TN is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.4 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wilson County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/wilson-county
Report an outage in Wilson 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 Middle Tennessee E M C and Nashville Electric Service; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
99%of this county's ~80,367 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee E M C | Live · county | 4 | 79,589 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Nashville Electric Service | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Middle Tennessee E M C and Nashville Electric Service 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 Wilson 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37087 | 552 | 29 | 430 | ≤11 |
| 37122 | 466 | 13 | 321 | ≤11 |
| 37090 | 175 | ≤11 | 138 | ≤11 |
| 37184 | 72 | ≤11 | 57 | ≤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 Wilson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wilson County right now.
Wilson County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Wilson County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 775 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,116 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,479 customers out (1.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 502 customers out (0.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Wilson 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 Wilson Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wilson County went about 1.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 35,831 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 1.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 35,831 customers out) · decade average 2.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 551 | 6,296 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 889 | 5,269 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 620 | 3,957 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 1,019 | 5,256 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 710 | 5,386 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 964 | 35,831 | 11.5 |
| 2021 | 1,032 | 7,628 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 1,060 | 6,257 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 1,050 | 8,240 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 1,019 | 3,969 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 1,032 | 4,316 | 1.4 |
Cost of power in Wilson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wilson 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.
- Nashville Electric Service14.0¢424,808 cust
- Middle Tennessee E M C12.5¢311,520 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 winter weather exposure · 2.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Wilson County: FAQ
- How often does Wilson County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wilson County, TN logged 1,032 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wilson County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 35,831 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2020 and lasting about 8d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Wilson County, TN right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Wilson County, TN across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Wilson County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include Middle Tennessee E M C, Nashville Electric Service.
Lebanon, Mount Juliet. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Wilson County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wilson County.
37016, 37087, 37090, 37122, 37184
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 Wilson County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Tennessee →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee E M C | 0.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Nashville Electric Service | 0.0 hrs | 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/47189 and /api/v1/counties/47189/history. Live data as of .