Power Outages in Custer County, OK
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Custer County, OK across 3 reported incidents. CKenergy Electric Cooperative, Cimarron Electric Coop, Northfork Electric Coop, Inc, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co and Public Service Co of Oklahoma publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.
Custer County, OK is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/oklahoma/custer-county
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- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Custer County, OK", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/oklahoma/custer-county
0.0%of this county's ~25,067 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: CKenergy Electric Cooperative, Cimarron Electric Coop, Northfork Electric Coop, Inc, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Public Service Co of Oklahoma.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CKenergy Electric Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cimarron Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northfork Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Oklahoma | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Custer 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73096 | 99 | ≤11 | 84 | ≤11 |
| 73601 | 86 | ≤11 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 73669 | 19 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 73639 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 73625 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 73620 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Custer County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Custer County right now.
Custer County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 15, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×9
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Flood Watch ×6
- Flood Warning ×6
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
Latest Custer County, OK outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 55m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 249 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 765 customers out (3.1% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 331 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 547 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 26m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 338 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Custer 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 Custer Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Custer County went about 3.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,245 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 3.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 15,245 customers out) · decade average 10.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 284 | 11,377 | 25.6 |
| 2016 | 487 | 7,135 | 7.2 |
| 2017 | 560 | 10,211 | 11.2 |
| 2018 | 695 | 11,114 | 10.1 |
| 2019 | 677 | 5,964 | 6.0 |
| 2020 | 600 | 15,245 | 29.1 |
| 2021 | 738 | 5,684 | 4.2 |
| 2022 | 777 | 4,973 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 699 | 5,527 | 8.3 |
| 2024 | 734 | 7,777 | 4.1 |
| 2025 | 1,002 | 2,196 | 3.6 |
Cost of power in Custer County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Custer 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
- CKenergy Electric Cooperative13.8¢22,775 cust
- Cimarron Electric Coop12.5¢15,541 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 · 10.4 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 Custer County: FAQ
- How often does Custer County, OK lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Custer County, OK logged 1,002 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Custer County, OK?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,245 customers without power, beginning October 26, 2020 and lasting about 9d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Custer County, OK right now?
- Yes, about 4 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Custer County, OK?
- Tracked electric providers include CKenergy Electric Cooperative, Northfork Electric Coop, Inc, Public Service Co of Oklahoma.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Custer County.
73096, 73601, 73620, 73625, 73639, 73669
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 | |
| Cimarron Electric Coop | 1.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | - | Live · total only | |
| CKenergy Electric Cooperative | - | Live · total only | - |
| Northfork Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total 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 Oklahoma customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/40039 and /api/v1/counties/40039/history. Live data as of .