Power Outages in Dewey County, OK
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK), Cimarron Electric Coop, Public Service Co of Oklahoma, CKenergy Electric Cooperative and Northfork Electric Coop, Inc in Dewey County, OK. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 17.9 hours.
Dewey County, OK is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/oklahoma/dewey-county
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- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dewey County, OK", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/oklahoma/dewey-county
No active outages are reported by Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK), Cimarron Electric Coop, Public Service Co of Oklahoma, CKenergy Electric Cooperative and Northfork Electric Coop, Inc in Dewey County.
86%of this county's ~4,688 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 | 1,803 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) | Live · county | 0 | 1,151 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Cimarron Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 763 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Public Service Co of Oklahoma | Live · county | 0 | 336 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| CKenergy Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Northfork Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK), Cimarron Electric Coop, Public Service Co of Oklahoma, CKenergy Electric Cooperative and Northfork Electric Coop, Inc 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 Dewey 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73663 | 19 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 73859 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 73835 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 73667 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 73659 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 73658 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 73654 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 73646 | ≤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 Dewey County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dewey County right now.
Dewey County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×6
- Flood Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Flood Warning ×1
Latest Dewey County, OK outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 241 customers out (5.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 264 customers out (6.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 327 customers out (12% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
Hardest-hit cities in Dewey County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dewey County went about 17.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,281 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 17.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 2,281 customers out) · decade average 16.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 80 | 355 | 5.8 |
| 2016 | 60 | 703 | 4.6 |
| 2017 | 98 | 1,764 | 18.5 |
| 2018 | 193 | 2,281 | 73.3 |
| 2019 | 223 | 1,395 | 12.6 |
| 2020 | 198 | 1,206 | 19.2 |
| 2021 | 238 | 1,121 | 5.8 |
| 2022 | 250 | 1,957 | 8.9 |
| 2023 | 249 | 495 | 11.4 |
| 2024 | 276 | 674 | 7.3 |
| 2025 | 370 | 1,140 | 17.9 |
Cost of power in Dewey County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dewey 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
- Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK)16.8¢9,644 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 · 16.8 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 Dewey County: FAQ
- How often does Dewey County, OK lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dewey County, OK logged 370 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 17.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dewey County, OK?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,281 customers without power, beginning April 13, 2018 and lasting about 11d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Dewey County, OK right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Dewey County, OK. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Dewey County, OK?
- Tracked electric providers include CKenergy Electric Cooperative, Cimarron Electric Coop, Northfork Electric Coop, Inc, Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK), Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dewey County.
73658, 73659, 73663, 73667, 73724, 73835, 73859
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 · county | |
| Cimarron Electric Coop | 1.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | - | Live · county | |
| CKenergy Electric Cooperative | - | Live · county | - |
| Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) | - | Live · county | - |
| Northfork Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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/40043 and /api/v1/counties/40043/history.