Power outages in Putnam County, TN

We don't have a live outage feed for the utilities serving Putnam County yet. Volunteer Electric Coop, Upper Cumberland E M C and Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc serve this county.

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Volunteer Electric Coopno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Upper Cumberland E M Cno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Caney Fork Electric Coop, Incno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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City of Cookeville - (TN)no live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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County outline

Outage history in Putnam County

2014–2025 record

Putnam County averaged 7.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Tennessee counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 6. Half were over within 3 hours; the longest lasted 1.6 days, starting March 5, 2025.

The largest on record began December 5, 2024, with 2,330 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in March.

7.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.
1 hourtypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
1.6 dayslongest on record (March 2025)
2,330most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
December 5, 20242,33030 minutes1,165
September 27, 20242,2802.5 hours1,891
March 16, 20252,0708.5 hours11,356
July 25, 20191,97915 minutes495
October 26, 20191,9425.5 hours1,211

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.