Power Outages in Coal County, OK
Is there a power outage in Coal County, OK right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, no outages are reported by Public Service Co of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, People's Electric Cooperative and Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) in Coal County, OK.
Coal County, OK is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.6 hours.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Coal County, OK", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/oklahoma/coal-county
No active outages are reported by Public Service Co of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, People's Electric Cooperative and Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) in Coal County.
Report an outage in Coal County, OK
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) and People's Electric Cooperative; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
30%of this county's ~5,381 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of Oklahoma | Live · county | 0 | 1,588 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Live · county | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| People's Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Public Service Co of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, People's Electric Cooperative and Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) 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 Coal 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74538 | 67 | ≤11 | 54 | 0 |
| 74572 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 74556 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 74534 | ≤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 Coal County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Coal County right now.
Coal County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×6
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Coal County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Coal County went about 2.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,857 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 2.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 2,857 customers out) · decade average 5.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 112 | 943 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 266 | 2,068 | 6.5 |
| 2017 | 337 | 2,857 | 16.1 |
| 2018 | 376 | 1,936 | 7.1 |
| 2019 | 317 | 1,757 | 6.7 |
| 2020 | 299 | 1,248 | 4.9 |
| 2021 | 312 | 630 | 2.0 |
| 2022 | 327 | 391 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 310 | 1,829 | 6.7 |
| 2024 | 349 | 1,285 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | 205 | 646 | 2.6 |
Cost of power in Coal County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Coal 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
- Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (OK)12.3¢15,575 cust
- People's Electric Cooperative15.6¢14,774 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 5.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Coal County: FAQ
- How often does Coal County, OK lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Coal County, OK logged 205 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Coal County, OK?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,857 customers without power, beginning May 27, 2017 and lasting about 1h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Coal County, OK right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, no outages are reported by Public Service Co of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, People's Electric Cooperative and Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) in Coal County, OK.
- Which utilities serve Coal County, OK?
- Tracked electric providers include People's Electric Cooperative, Public Service Co of Oklahoma, Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (OK).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Coal County.
74534, 74535, 74538, 74556, 74572
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Coal County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Oklahoma →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of Oklahoma | 3.3 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) | 6.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | - | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| People's Electric Cooperative | - | 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/40029 and /api/v1/counties/40029/history.