Power Outages in Cherokee County, OK
Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR) has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Cookson Hills Elec Coop, Inc, Lake Region Electric Coop, Inc - (OK), Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co and Public Service Co of Oklahoma publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Tahlequah Public Works Authority. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.2 hours.
Cherokee County, OK is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cherokee County, OK". https://massoutage.com/oklahoma/cherokee-county
Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Cookson Hills Elec Coop, Inc, Lake Region Electric Coop, Inc - (OK), Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co and Public Service Co of Oklahoma publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Tahlequah Public Works Authority: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~33,898 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Tahlequah Public Works Authority. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Cookson Hills Elec Coop, Inc, Lake Region Electric Coop, Inc - (OK), Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Public Service Co of Oklahoma.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookson Hills Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lake Region Electric Coop, Inc - (OK) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Oklahoma | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tahlequah Public Works Authority | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cherokee 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74464 | 320 | 24 | 235 | 12 |
| 74434 | 121 | ≤11 | 91 | ≤11 |
| 74441 | 71 | ≤11 | 58 | ≤11 |
| 74451 | 58 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 74427 | 27 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 74471 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 74452 | ≤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 Cherokee County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cherokee County right now.
Cherokee County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 20, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Cherokee County, OK outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 294 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 832 customers out (3.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cherokee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cherokee County went about 5.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,480 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 5.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,648 customers out) · decade average 2.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 564 | 1,890 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | 100 | 888 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 86 | 321 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 699 | 3,480 | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 617 | 2,499 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 573 | 1,757 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 599 | 1,487 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 643 | 1,313 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 575 | 3,099 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 702 | 2,518 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 729 | 2,648 | 5.2 |
Cost of power in Cherokee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cherokee 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
- Public Service Co of Oklahoma14.2¢506,245 cust
- Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co13.8¢38,163 cust
- Lake Region Electric Coop, Inc - (OK)13.0¢25,042 cust
- Cookson Hills Elec Coop, Inc15.7¢17,740 cust
- Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR)14.9¢11,873 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.
Very High ice storms exposure · 2.3 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 Cherokee County: FAQ
- How often does Cherokee County, OK lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cherokee County, OK logged 729 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cherokee County, OK?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,480 customers without power, beginning December 1, 2018 and lasting about 5d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Cherokee County, OK right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cherokee County, OK. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cherokee County, OK?
- Tracked electric providers include Lake Region Electric Coop, Inc - (OK), Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co, Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cherokee County.
74427, 74441, 74451, 74452, 74457, 74464, 74471
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of Oklahoma | 3.3 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | 12.1 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Cookson Hills Elec Coop, Inc | 8.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Lake Region Electric Coop, Inc - (OK) | 5.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Tahlequah Public Works Authority | - | No live feed | - |
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/40021 and /api/v1/counties/40021/history.