Power Outages in Armstrong County, TX
Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Swisher Electric Coop, Inc.
Armstrong County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/armstrong-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Armstrong County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/armstrong-county
Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Swisher Electric Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~1,948 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Swisher Electric Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Swisher Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Armstrong 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79019 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 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 Armstrong County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Armstrong County right now.
Armstrong County has been under 33 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×9
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Tornado Warning ×4
- Flood Watch ×4
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Armstrong County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 17h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 265 customers out (59% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Armstrong County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
EAGLE-I historical coverage for this county is limited.
The US EIA reports Texas utilities averaged 3.7 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 385 customers out) · decade average 4.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 55 | 840 | - |
| 2016 | 40 | 224 | 4.1 |
| 2017 | 46 | 833 | - |
| 2018 | 55 | 863 | - |
| 2019 | 74 | 863 | - |
| 2020 | 85 | 1,815 | - |
| 2021 | 74 | 1,054 | - |
| 2022 | 66 | 903 | - |
| 2023 | 80 | 907 | - |
| 2024 | 72 | 385 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 64 | 1,126 | - |
Cost of power in Armstrong County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Armstrong 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.
- Southwestern Public Service Co13.9¢223,685 cust
- Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc17.9¢3,929 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 Low high winds exposure · 4.5 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 Armstrong County: FAQ
- How often does Armstrong County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Armstrong County, TX logged 64 distinct outage events in 2025.
- What was the worst power outage in Armstrong County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,815 customers without power, beginning October 28, 2020 and lasting about 7d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Armstrong County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Armstrong County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Armstrong County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Armstrong County.
79019, 79094
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Public Service Co | 6.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Swisher Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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 Texas customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/48011 and /api/v1/counties/48011/history.