Power Outages in Carter County, OK
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Carter County, OK across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.7 hours.
Carter County, OK is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/oklahoma/carter-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Carter County, OK", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/oklahoma/carter-county
76%of this county's ~39,995 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Live · county | 0 | 28,614 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Red River Valley Rrl Elec Assn | Live · county | 0 | 1,816 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Rural Electric Coop, Inc - (OK) | Live · county | 1 | 47 | 2.1% | - | - | - | |
| Cotton Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| People's Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Red River Valley Rrl Elec Assn, Rural Electric Coop, Inc - (OK), Cotton Electric Coop, Inc and People's Electric Cooperative reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Carter 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73401 | 480 | 48 | 381 | 12 |
| 73443 | 69 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 73438 | 65 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 73463 | 58 | ≤11 | 55 | 0 |
| 73481 | 17 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 73458 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 73487 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 73437 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 73436 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 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 Carter County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Carter County right now.
Carter County has been under 48 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 15, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×11
- Flood Watch ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Flash Flood Warning ×6
- Heat Advisory ×3
Latest Carter County, OK outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 669 customers out (2.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Carter 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 Carter Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Carter County went about 6.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,751 customers.
The US EIA reports Oklahoma utilities averaged 5.0 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 6.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 16,751 customers out) · decade average 4.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 440 | 1,619 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 73 | 1,881 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 76 | 1,994 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 181 | 3,595 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 149 | 2,840 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 194 | 3,282 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 186 | 5,348 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 228 | 3,408 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 643 | 9,687 | 9.5 |
| 2024 | 739 | 16,751 | 16.2 |
| 2025 | 737 | 2,626 | 6.7 |
Cost of power in Carter County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Carter 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.
- Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co12.5¢716,295 cust
- Cotton Electric Coop, Inc12.7¢19,906 cust
- Red River Valley Rrl Elec Assn12.0¢16,152 cust
- People's Electric Cooperative15.6¢14,774 cust
- Rural Electric Coop, Inc - (OK)11.9¢9,157 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 ice storms exposure · 4.4 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 Carter County: FAQ
- How often does Carter County, OK lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Carter County, OK logged 737 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Carter County, OK?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,751 customers without power, beginning April 28, 2024 and lasting about 5d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Carter County, OK right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Carter County, OK?
- Tracked electric providers include Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Red River Valley Rrl Elec Assn, Rural Electric Coop, Inc - (OK).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Carter County.
73401, 73435, 73436, 73437, 73438, 73443, 73444, 73458, 73463, 73481, 73487, 73488
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Electric Coop, Inc | 9.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Rural Electric Coop, Inc - (OK) | 11.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | - | Live · county | |
| People's Electric Cooperative | - | Live · county | - |
| Red River Valley Rrl Elec Assn | - | Live · county | - |
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 Oklahoma customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/40019 and /api/v1/counties/40019/history. Live data as of .