Power Outages in Payne County, OK
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Payne County, OK. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.
Payne County, OK is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Payne County.
No active NWS alerts for Payne County right now.
Payne County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Payne County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Stillwaterno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Payne County went about 3.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 23,164 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 23,164 customers out) · decade average 2.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 284 | 416 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 87 | 973 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 34 | 635 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 282 | 707 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 552 | 1,711 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 599 | 23,164 | 9.3 |
| 2021 | 828 | 7,173 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 872 | 4,010 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 842 | 8,347 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 905 | 6,918 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | 922 | 15,249 | 3.1 |
Very High ice storms exposure · 2.2 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 Payne County: FAQ
- How often does Payne County, OK lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Payne County, OK logged 922 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Payne County, OK?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 23,164 customers without power, beginning October 26, 2020 and lasting about 8d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Payne County, OK right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Payne County, OK. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Payne County, OK?
- Tracked electric providers include Oklahoma Gas & Electric.
Stillwater. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Payne County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Payne County.
74023, 74032, 74059, 74062, 74074, 74075, 74077, 74078, 74085
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 | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/40119 and /api/v1/counties/40119/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Oklahoma customers).