# Cumberland County, Tennessee: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Crossville Cumberland County is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Cumberland County is home to Crossville, Crab Orchard and Pleasant Hill. 110 MW of new generation is planned here across 1 unit, led by SR Copeland, LLC (solar), the 4th largest pipeline among Tennessee's counties. Next door, Roane County has 2 data centers and 1,831 MW of planned generation. Employers here counted 19,249 jobs in 2025, up 8.6% from 2019. Unemployment was 4.1% in August 2026, against 4.6% in 2019. 110 MW of new generation planned here, solar leading +8.6% total jobs since 2019, now 19,249 12.19¢ per kWh for Volunteer Electric Coop residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Cumberland County Cumberland County is home to Crossville, Crab Orchard and Pleasant Hill. Crossville13,113 residents Crab Orchard740 residents Pleasant Hill542 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Bowman, Fairfield Glade, Lake Tansi, Mayland. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Cumberland County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Tennessee | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 61,381 | 66,300 | ▲ 8.0% | 22nd of 95 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 17,724 | 19,249 | ▲ 8.6% | 31st of 95 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $34,564 | $48,333 | ▲ 39.8% | — | | Data processing and hosting jobs (2019 → 2025) | 4 | 18 | ▲ 350.0% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.6% | 4.1% | ▼ 0.5pts | — | | Planned generation (Aug 2026) | — | 110 MW | no fleet today | 4th of 12 by size | 66,300 people live here, up 8.0% since 2020. Volunteer Electric Coop is the largest utility serving Cumberland County. Its residential customers paid an average 12.19¢/kWh in 2024. ## Who powers Cumberland County ### Utilities with service territory in Cumberland County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Volunteer Electric Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 104,387 | 12.19¢ | 24% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. No operating power plant is located in Cumberland County in the EIA-860M inventory. Its power comes over the grid from plants elsewhere. ### Planned generation | Plant | Technology | MW | Status | Year | Owner | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | SR Copeland | Solar Photovoltaic | 110 MW | Approvals received | 2027 | SR Copeland, LLC | ## The Cumberland County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 19,249 | $48,333 | 1.00 | | Data processing and hosting | 18 | $225,940 | 0.30 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Cumberland County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Cumberland County. Tennessee has 38 local measures on record statewide, and 3 neighboring counties have one: [Morgan County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/morgan-county), [Roane County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/roane-county), [White County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/white-county). ## Cumberland County and its neighbors Of the 8 counties that border Cumberland County, Roane County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Cumberland County | 66,300 | ▲ 8.6% | — | 110 MW | — | — | | Bledsoe County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/bledsoe-county) | 15,920 | ▲ 17.0% | — | — | — | — | | Fentress County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/fentress-county) | 20,322 | ▲ 16.7% | — | — | — | — | | Morgan County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/morgan-county) | 22,160 | ▲ 3.9% | — | — | — | 1 | | Putnam County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/putnam-county) | 86,612 | ▲ 7.5% | — | — | — | — | | Rhea County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/rhea-county) | 34,844 | ▲ 14.6% | 2,714 MW | — | — | — | | Roane County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/roane-county) | 57,395 | ▲ 4.0% | 1,700 MW | 1,831 MW | 2 | 1 | | Van Buren County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/van-buren-county) | 6,874 | ▲ 9.7% | — | — | — | — | | White County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/white-county) | 29,612 | ▼ 3.3% | — | — | — | 1 | ## More of Tennessee [All Tennessee countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee)[Putnam County86,612 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/putnam-county)[Roane County57,395 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/roane-county)[Rhea County34,844 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/rhea-county)[White County29,612 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/white-county)[Morgan County22,160 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/morgan-county) ## Cumberland County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Cumberland County, Tennessee? 1 utility has service territory in Cumberland County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Volunteer Electric Coop. The largest, Volunteer Electric Coop, charged residential customers 12.19¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Crossville, TN in? Crossville is in Cumberland County, Tennessee. About 13,113 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### How much new power is planned in Cumberland County? 110 MW across 1 units in the August 2026 EIA-860M inventory, 0 MW of it under construction or built. The largest owner is SR Copeland, LLC. ### Are there data centers in Cumberland County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Cumberland County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Roane County. ### Is Cumberland County adding jobs? Employers counted 19,249 jobs in 2025 against 17,724 in 2019 (+8.6%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Cumberland County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Cumberland County. Tennessee has 38 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/cumberland-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).