Power Outages in Cochise County, AZ
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Cochise County, AZ across 1 reported incident. Arizona Public Service Co, Sulphur Springs Valley E C Inc and Trico Electric Cooperative Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Tucson Electric Power Co and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.6 hours.
Cochise County, AZ is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/arizona/cochise-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cochise County, AZ", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/arizona/cochise-county
Not counted: no live feed for Tucson Electric Power Co and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
0.0%of this county's ~81,291 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Tucson Electric Power Co, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Columbus Electric Coop, Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Arizona Public Service Co, Sulphur Springs Valley E C Inc, Trico Electric Cooperative Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbus Electric Coop, Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sulphur Springs Valley E C Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trico Electric Cooperative Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tucson Electric Power Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cochise Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (17)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85635 | 609 | 17 | 540 | ≤11 |
| 85650 | 262 | ≤11 | 221 | ≤11 |
| 85602 | 218 | ≤11 | 185 | ≤11 |
| 85607 | 171 | ≤11 | 135 | ≤11 |
| 85615 | 167 | ≤11 | 145 | ≤11 |
| 85616 | 133 | ≤11 | 114 | ≤11 |
| 85603 | 126 | 0 | 108 | ≤11 |
| 85625 | 57 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 85638 | 48 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 85630 | 38 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 85617 | 27 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 85606 | 26 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 85610 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 85620 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 85632 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 85609 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 85605 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Cochise County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cochise County right now.
Cochise County has been under 90 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×27
- Flood Advisory ×16
- Flood Watch ×12
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×11
- Wind Advisory ×8
- Dust Advisory ×7
Latest Cochise County, AZ outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 39m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 864 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cochise County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Cochise Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cochise County went about 0.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 80,227 customers.
The US EIA reports Arizona utilities averaged 1.2 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 0.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 13,325 customers out) · decade average 0.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 59 | 8,138 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 114 | 3,623 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 55 | 1,805 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 91 | 2,552 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 95 | 5,266 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 109 | 13,325 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 93 | 4,771 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 99 | 80,227 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | 121 | 8,138 | 0.6 |
Cost of power in Cochise County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cochise County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Arizona Public Service Co17.0¢1,287,097 cust
- Tucson Electric Power Co14.9¢416,268 cust
- Trico Electric Cooperative Inc14.3¢53,721 cust
- Sulphur Springs Valley E C Inc14.6¢46,398 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively High wildfire exposure · 0.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Cochise County: FAQ
- How often does Cochise County, AZ lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cochise County, AZ logged 121 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cochise County, AZ?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 80,227 customers without power, beginning July 3, 2024 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Cochise County, AZ right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Cochise County, AZ?
- Tracked electric providers include Arizona Public Service Co, Columbus Electric Coop, Inc, Sulphur Springs Valley E C Inc, Trico Electric Cooperative Inc.
Sierra Vista. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Cochise County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cochise County.
85602, 85603, 85605, 85606, 85607, 85608, 85609, 85610, 85613, 85615, 85616, 85617, 85620, 85625, 85626, 85627, 85630, 85632, 85635, 85638, 85650
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Public Service Co | 1.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Sulphur Springs Valley E C Inc | 1.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Trico Electric Cooperative Inc | 1.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Tucson Electric Power Co | 0.7 hrs | No live feed | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Columbus Electric Coop, Inc | - | Outages only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Arizona customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/04003 and /api/v1/counties/04003/history. Live data as of .