Power Outages in Pontotoc County, OK
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, People's Electric Cooperative and Public Service Co of Oklahoma publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.7 hours.
Pontotoc County, OK is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pontotoc County, OK". https://massoutage.com/oklahoma/pontotoc-county
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, People's Electric Cooperative and Public Service Co of Oklahoma publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~31,144 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, People's Electric Cooperative, Public Service Co of Oklahoma.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| People's Electric Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Oklahoma | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Pontotoc 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74820 | 433 | 32 | 327 | 12 |
| 74825 | 46 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 74871 | 42 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 74865 | 28 | ≤11 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 74844 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 74843 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Pontotoc County or any town and utility in it.
- Flood WatchSEVERE
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
Pontotoc County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on October 15, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Flash Flood Warning ×5
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Pontotoc County, OK outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 618 customers out (2.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Pontotoc County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pontotoc County went about 9.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,577 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 9.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 8,591 customers out) · decade average 4.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 430 | 7,277 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 685 | 7,418 | 3.3 |
| 2017 | 593 | 13,577 | 6.4 |
| 2018 | 765 | 4,838 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 711 | 11,796 | 9.3 |
| 2020 | 706 | 4,365 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 935 | 3,837 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 996 | 5,904 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 1,022 | 6,733 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | 982 | 5,463 | 5.5 |
| 2025 | 665 | 8,591 | 9.7 |
Cost of power in Pontotoc County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pontotoc 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
- People's Electric Cooperative15.6¢14,774 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 · 4.9 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 Pontotoc County: FAQ
- How often does Pontotoc County, OK lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pontotoc County, OK logged 665 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pontotoc County, OK?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,577 customers without power, beginning July 2, 2017 and lasting about 1d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Pontotoc County, OK right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pontotoc County, OK. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pontotoc County, OK?
- Tracked electric providers include Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, People's Electric Cooperative, Public Service Co of Oklahoma.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pontotoc County.
74820, 74825, 74842, 74843, 74844, 74865, 74871
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 | |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | - | Live · total only | |
| People's Electric Cooperative | - | Live · total only | - |
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/40123 and /api/v1/counties/40123/history.