Power Outages in Cotton County, OK
Is there a power outage in Cotton County, OK right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Cotton Electric Coop, Inc and Public Service Co of Oklahoma in Cotton County, OK. There is no live feed for Walters Public Works Authority.
Cotton County, OK is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.1 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cotton County, OK", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/oklahoma/cotton-county
No active outages are reported by Cotton Electric Coop, Inc and Public Service Co of Oklahoma in Cotton County.
No live feed for Walters Public Works Authority: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Cotton 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 Cotton Electric Coop, Inc and Walters Public Works Authority; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
93%of this county's ~2,571 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Walters Public Works Authority. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,889 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Public Service Co of Oklahoma | Live · county | 0 | 499 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Walters Public Works Authority | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cotton Electric Coop, Inc and Public Service Co of Oklahoma 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 Cotton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73572 | 45 | ≤11 | 43 | 0 |
| 73568 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 73562 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 73531 | ≤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 Cotton County or any town and utility in it.
- Flood AdvisoryMINOR
Cotton County has been under 47 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×16
- Flood Watch ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×10
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Flood Warning ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Cotton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cotton County went about 6.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,361 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 6.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 2,361 customers out) · decade average 12.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 179 | 2,361 | 33.5 |
| 2016 | 203 | 2,361 | 24.4 |
| 2017 | 265 | 2,361 | 26.2 |
| 2018 | 200 | 645 | 4.2 |
| 2019 | 199 | 539 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 217 | 852 | 6.3 |
| 2021 | 184 | 1,138 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 190 | 720 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 217 | 1,291 | 19.2 |
| 2024 | 210 | 1,221 | 4.2 |
| 2025 | 224 | 517 | 6.1 |
Cost of power in Cotton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cotton 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.
- Public Service Co of Oklahoma14.2¢506,245 cust
- Cotton Electric Coop, Inc12.7¢19,906 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 Low ice storms exposure · 12.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Cotton County: FAQ
- How often does Cotton County, OK lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cotton County, OK logged 224 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cotton County, OK?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,361 customers without power, beginning May 23, 2016 and lasting about 1d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Cotton County, OK right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Cotton Electric Coop, Inc and Public Service Co of Oklahoma in Cotton County, OK. There is no live feed for Walters Public Works Authority.
- Which utilities serve Cotton County, OK?
- Tracked electric providers include Cotton Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cotton County.
73528, 73531, 73548, 73562, 73568, 73572
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 Cotton 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 ↗ |
| Cotton Electric Coop, Inc | 9.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Walters 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/40033 and /api/v1/counties/40033/history.