Power Outages in Harper County, OK
Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) and Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Town of Laverne - (OK). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.6 hours.
Harper County, OK is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/oklahoma/harper-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Harper County, OK". https://massoutage.com/oklahoma/harper-county
Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) and Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Town of Laverne - (OK): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~4,146 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Town of Laverne - (OK). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK), Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Laverne - (OK) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Harper 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73834 | 29 | 0 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 73855 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 73851 | ≤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 Harper County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Harper County right now.
Harper County has been under 46 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×35
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Harper County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Harper County went about 8.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,691 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 8.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 1,443 customers out) · decade average 8.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 38 | 922 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 1,691 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | 11 | 1,421 | 6.6 |
| 2018 | 98 | 598 | 12.4 |
| 2019 | 125 | 538 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 269 | 1,443 | 17.4 |
| 2021 | 253 | 306 | 7.9 |
| 2022 | 186 | 490 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 201 | 909 | 12.7 |
| 2024 | 237 | 413 | 6.1 |
| 2025 | 241 | 1,111 | 8.6 |
Cost of power in Harper County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Harper 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.
Very High ice storms exposure · 8.1 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 Harper County: FAQ
- How often does Harper County, OK lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Harper County, OK logged 241 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Harper County, OK?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,691 customers without power, beginning May 9, 2016 and lasting about 3h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Harper County, OK right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Harper County, OK. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Harper County, OK?
- Tracked electric providers include Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Harper County.
73834, 73855
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 · total only | |
| Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Town of Laverne - (OK) | - | 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/40059 and /api/v1/counties/40059/history.