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Tennessee: official power outage sources
Most Tennesseans get electricity from a local power company: one of 60 city-owned systems or 25 electric cooperatives. TVA generates the power and sells it to these local companies, which deliver it to homes and handle outages. The Kingsport area is served by Kingsport Power (AEP Appalachian Power), and a few border areas are served by utilities from neighboring states.
Outages in Tennessee right now
Not shown on this site. Power Grid Watch does not have live outage information for Tennessee. That does not mean there are no outages. Use the official links below to check and to report.
If your power is out
- Stay away from downed lines and anything touching them. Call 911.
- Report it to your own utility. The name and outage phone number are on your electric bill. Do not assume a neighbor has reported it.
- Check your utility's outage page for the area affected and any restoration estimate. Only your utility can give that estimate.
Utility outage pages
Each link covers only that utility's own customers. If your provider is not listed here, use the directories in the next section.
- Nashville Electric Service (NES) Outage page Restored power in your area does not always mean your home is restored. Estimates may change. nespower.com
- Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) Outage page Shows general outage levels across Shelby County, not specific addresses. mlgw.com
- Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) Outage page kub.org
Official state sources
Use these to find out which utility serves an address, to reach the regulator, and to follow state emergency information.
- TVA: local power company directory Provider directory Find your local power company's website and phone number. Covers TVA's seven-state region. tva.com
- Tennessee Emergency Management Agency: active disasters and emergencies Emergency management Official information on current disasters and emergencies. tn.gov
- National Weather Service Weather alerts Enter your town or ZIP code for current watches and warnings. A weather warning is not an outage prediction. weather.gov
Good to know in Tennessee
- TVA does not handle household outages; contact your local power company.
- Not all of Tennessee is served by TVA power companies. Kingsport Power (AEP Appalachian Power) customers and a few border areas served by out-of-state utilities should check with those providers.
- Each local power company's map covers only its own customers.
- There is no single outage map that covers every utility in Tennessee.
The wider grid
Regional grid organizations and balancing areas that cover all or part of Tennessee: TVA; PJM; MISO. They balance supply and demand on the high-voltage system. Their alerts describe the regional system, not an outage on your street. How the pieces fit together
Links on this page were last reviewed on . Official pages move; if a link is broken or a provider is missing, tell us.