Power Outages in Tennessee by City
2024 was a good year for the Tennessee grid: 279 minutes without power per customer, against a 2019–2023 average of 484.
Power outage record for Tennessee
Worst year: 2023. Includes major storm days. Source: EIA Form 861.
- 2024: Tennessee electric customers averaged 2 outages and 279 minutes (4.6 hours) without power. Average across all reporting US utilities: 611 minutes. That makes Tennessee 22nd of 50 states (1 = fewest outage minutes).
- Storm days vs. ordinary days: leaving out major event days, the figure drops to 160 minutes (US 126). About 43% of the year's outage time came on a handful of severe days.
- Six-year record: the worst year was 2023 (858 minutes), the best 2019 (267). 2024 was well below the 2019–2023 average of 484 minutes.
- Largest utilities: Nashville Electric Service, 452,888 customers, 0 minutes; City of Memphis - (TN), 427,658 customers, 327 minutes; Middle Tennessee E M C, 346,813 customers, 49 minutes.
- Spread between utilities: among 29 utilities with 25,000+ customers, Nashville Electric Service had the least outage time (0 minutes) and Kingsport Power Co the most (1,028 minutes). Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
- Storm record since 2015: 17,470 NOAA storm reports in Tennessee, led by thunderstorm wind 6,771, hail 1,717, heat 1,385. Power outages are named in 181 storm episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- January 24, 2026, Davidson (winter storm): “NES also reported 230,000 customers without power which is the largest number of outages at one time NES has ever experienced.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- May 27, 2017, Shelby (thunderstorm wind): “Over 180,000 people without power.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- May 3, 2020, Davidson (thunderstorm wind): “Over 130,000 customers lost power due to the storms, which is the largest power outage in the history of the Nashville Electric Service.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Nashville Electric Service serves the most customers (452,888). Source: EIA Form 861.
Tennessee ranks 3rd of 9 here (1 = fewest minutes). Source: EIA Form 861.
July had the most (29). Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Tennessee, city by city
10 Tennessee cities on this site and the electric utility for each. What to do while you wait is in our power outage guide.
- Nashville Nashville Electric Service (NES)
- Memphis Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW)
- Knoxville Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB)
- Chattanooga EPB
- Clarksville CDE Lightband
- Murfreesboro Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE)
- Franklin Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE)
- Johnson City BrightRidge
- Jackson Jackson Energy Authority
- Bartlett Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW)
Frequently asked questions
Is there a power outage in Tennessee right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Tennessee in the last 24 hours.
How long are power outages in Tennessee?
In 2024 the average Tennessee electric customer was without power for 279 minutes (4.6 hours) across 2 interruptions, according to EIA Form 861 data. The average across all reporting US utilities was 611 minutes.
Which Tennessee utility had the most outage time in 2024?
Among utilities with at least 25,000 customers, Kingsport Power Co reported the most: 1,028 minutes per customer. Nashville Electric Service reported the least.
When do storms knock out power in Tennessee?
NOAA storm reports name power outages in 181 storm episodes in Tennessee since 2015, most often in July (29 episodes).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works
Cities in Tennessee with Power Outages Information
Bartlett
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 59,227
Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW)
Franklin
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 83,654
Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE)
Knoxville
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 190,740
Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB)
Memphis
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 651,073
Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW)
Murfreesboro
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 152,769
Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE)
Nashville
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 670,820
Nashville Electric Service (NES)