Power Outages in Borden County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Borden County, TX across 2 reported incidents. Big Country Electric Coop, Inc, Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.5 hours.
Borden County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/borden-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Borden County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/borden-county
- Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC
- Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc
0.0%of this county's ~414 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Big Country Electric Coop, Inc, Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Country Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Borden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79738 | ≤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 Borden County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Borden County right now.
Borden County has been under 36 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×14
- Flood Watch ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
Latest Borden County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 151 customers out (9.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Borden County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Borden Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Borden County went about 4.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 628 customers.
The US EIA reports Texas utilities averaged 3.7 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 4.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 403 customers out) · decade average 6.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21 | 14 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 134 | 158 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 153 | 184 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 166 | 628 | 8.2 |
| 2021 | 184 | 403 | 24.8 |
| 2022 | 177 | 438 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 258 | 303 | 14.5 |
| 2024 | 190 | 306 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 168 | 311 | 4.5 |
Cost of power in Borden County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Borden 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
- Big Country Electric Coop, Inc13.3¢9,533 cust
- Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc10.3¢9,163 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 wildfire exposure · 6.8 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 Borden County: FAQ
- How often does Borden County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Borden County, TX logged 168 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Borden County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 628 customers without power, beginning October 28, 2020 and lasting about 9d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Borden County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Borden County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Big Country Electric Coop, Inc, Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Borden County.
79517, 79738
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 | - |
| Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc | 4.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | Live · total only | |
| Big Country Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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 Texas customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/48033 and /api/v1/counties/48033/history. Live data as of .