Power Outages in Nowata County, OK
Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co, Public Service Co of Oklahoma and Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Town of South Coffeyville - (OK). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.2 hours.
Nowata County, OK is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Nowata County, OK". https://massoutage.com/oklahoma/nowata-county
Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co, Public Service Co of Oklahoma and Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Town of South Coffeyville - (OK): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,133 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Town of South Coffeyville - (OK). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co, Public Service Co of Oklahoma, Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Oklahoma | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of South Coffeyville - (OK) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Nowata 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74048 | 67 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 74072 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 74083 | 14 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 74027 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 74042 | ≤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 Nowata County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Nowata County right now.
Nowata County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 15, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×10
- Flood Watch ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Nowata County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Nowata County went about 9.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,678 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 9.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 2,678 customers out) · decade average 8.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 341 | 798 | 5.2 |
| 2016 | 328 | 2,678 | 16.3 |
| 2017 | 227 | 2,678 | 4.9 |
| 2018 | 406 | 2,678 | 14.6 |
| 2019 | 449 | 2,678 | 8.9 |
| 2020 | 376 | 331 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 340 | 1,604 | 5.8 |
| 2022 | 446 | 1,312 | 8.6 |
| 2023 | 453 | 1,693 | 11.3 |
| 2024 | 465 | 1,559 | 9.1 |
| 2025 | 502 | 1,433 | 9.2 |
Cost of power in Nowata County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Nowata 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
- Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co13.8¢38,163 cust
- Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc12.4¢35,514 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 · 8.8 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 Nowata County: FAQ
- How often does Nowata County, OK lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Nowata County, OK logged 502 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Nowata County, OK?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,678 customers without power, beginning June 12, 2018 and lasting about 1d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Nowata County, OK right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Nowata County, OK. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Nowata County, OK?
- Tracked electric providers include Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co, Public Service Co of Oklahoma, Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Nowata County.
74027, 74042, 74048, 74072, 74083
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 | |
| Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co | - | Live · total only | - |
| Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Town of South Coffeyville - (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/40105 and /api/v1/counties/40105/history.