Power outages in Sullivan County, TN

Live outage counts for Kingsport, Bristol and Bluff City and the rest of Sullivan County, updated every 10 minutes from Appalachian Power.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
13customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
0.03% of 41,918 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.
Appalachian Power13 / 41,918
Johnson City - (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.
Also 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.
. Check its own outage map.
City of Bristol - (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.
Also 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.
. Check its own outage map.
City of Elizabethton - (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.
Also 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.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

Outage locations not published
County outlineAppalachian Power publishes totals only, not outage locations.
iSome utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outages by ZIP code

2 of 6 ZIP codes have outages
ZIPAreaOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
37660Kingsport / Bloomingdale722,2940.03%
37617Blountville / Kingsport62,5350.24%
37620Bristol / Walnut Hill05280.00%
37663Kingsport / Colonial Heights08810.00%
37664Kingsport / Orebank014,5060.00%
37665Kingsport02,5850.00%

Outage history in Sullivan County

2014–2025 record

Sullivan County averaged 30.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Tennessee counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 26. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 8 hours, starting December 19, 2025.

The largest on record began September 27, 2024, with 21,584 customers out at once.

30.7significant 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.
1.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
5.1 dayslongest on record (September 2024)
21,584most 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.
September 27, 202421,5845.1 days754,018
January 3, 202315,0538 hours74,491
July 29, 202312,5651.9 days171,210
July 21, 201812,1171.8 days192,438
December 9, 20187,4452.6 days256,573

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.

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Food safety

  • 0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
  • 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
  • 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
  • 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

  • Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
  • Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
  • Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.

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