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UPDATED Oct 22, 2026 at 10:20 AM ET
Oct 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM ET
Oak Ridge Plans Overnight Power Outage
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Oak Ridge crews will interrupt electricity from 1 to 4 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, for customers north of Oak Ridge Turnpike between New York Avenue and Melton Lake Drive. The work will bring a new high-voltage switch online and take a failing switch offline to improve service reliability; Methodist Medical Center is not expected to be affected.
WHO: City of Oak Ridge electric crews and customers in the affected area
WHAT: The city scheduled a power outage from 1 to 4 a.m. Thursday for customers north of Oak Ridge Turnpike between New York Avenue and Melton Lake Drive.
WHEN: Oct 22, 2026
WHERE: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
WHY: City officials said the outage will allow crews to put a new high-voltage switch into service and take a switch close to failing offline, reducing the risk of equipment failure and supporting long-term service reliability.
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