GRAINGER COUNTY, Tenn. — Nearly 1,900 homes have been affected by a power outage, according to Appalachian Electric Cooperative's outage map.
AEC first reported the outage around 2:00 p.m. in Grainger and Jefferson County.
According to AEC, the outage was caused by a downed TVA lightning arrestor at an Oakland substation. It said crews are working to restore power in the area and estimate power should be back up around 6:45 p.m.
