Power Outages in Ellis County, OK
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Ellis County, OK across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 21.6 hours.
Ellis County, OK is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/oklahoma/ellis-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ellis County, OK", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/oklahoma/ellis-county
63%of this county's ~7,292 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) | Live · county | 1 | 2,662 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Live · county | 0 | 1,942 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK), Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co and Verdigris Valley Elec 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 Ellis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73858 | 19 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 73832 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 73843 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 73840 | ≤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 Ellis County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Ellis County right now.
Ellis County has been under 49 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×25
- Special Weather Statement ×14
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
- Flood Watch ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Ellis County, OK outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 4m
- GREW
Outage grew to 550 customers out (12% of the county)
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 256 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 549 customers out (12% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Ellis 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 Ellis Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ellis County went about 21.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,488 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 21.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 2,488 customers out) · decade average 20.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 254 | 512 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 36 | 1,995 | 9.9 |
| 2017 | 34 | 2,000 | 25.9 |
| 2018 | 115 | 2,488 | 33.8 |
| 2019 | 214 | 2,009 | 26.3 |
| 2020 | 221 | 2,488 | 25.4 |
| 2021 | 243 | 827 | 10.4 |
| 2022 | 255 | 1,956 | 8.4 |
| 2023 | 231 | 2,488 | 49.9 |
| 2024 | 209 | 1,943 | 7.1 |
| 2025 | 253 | 2,488 | 21.6 |
Cost of power in Ellis County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ellis 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
- 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 · 20.1 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 Ellis County: FAQ
- How often does Ellis County, OK lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ellis County, OK logged 253 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 21.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ellis County, OK?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,488 customers without power, beginning June 25, 2018 and lasting about 2d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Ellis County, OK right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Ellis County, OK?
- Tracked electric providers include Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK), Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ellis County.
73832, 73840, 73841, 73843, 73851, 73858
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | - | Live · county | |
| Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) | - | 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/40045 and /api/v1/counties/40045/history. Live data as of .