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UPDATED Oct 22, 2026 at 10:20 AM ET
Oct 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM ET
Oak Ridge schedules Thursday power outage
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Oak Ridge’s Electric Department plans a power outage from about 1 to 4 a.m. Thursday for customers north of Oak Ridge Turnpike, between New York Avenue and Melton Lake Drive. Crews will put a new high-voltage switch into service and take a failing switch offline; Methodist Medical Center is not expected to be affected.
WHO: The City of Oak Ridge Electric Department (CORED) and affected customers.
WHAT: CORED scheduled a planned power outage for part of Oak Ridge.
WHEN: Reported Oct 21, 2026 at 6:22 AM ET
WHERE: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
WHY: The outage will allow crews to bring a new high-voltage switch into service and take the existing switch, which is close to failing, offline to reduce equipment-failure risk and support reliable service.
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