Power Outages in Bowie County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 9 customers are without power in Bowie County, TX across 2 reported incidents. Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Electric Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.1 hours.
Bowie County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/bowie-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bowie County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/bowie-county
0.0%of this county's ~102,508 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Southwest Arkansas E C C. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Arkansas E C C | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bowie 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75501 | 562 | 30 | 435 | ≤11 |
| 75503 | 301 | 14 | 216 | ≤11 |
| 75570 | 145 | ≤11 | 113 | ≤11 |
| 75559 | 138 | ≤11 | 108 | ≤11 |
| 75561 | 101 | ≤11 | 85 | 0 |
| 75567 | 77 | ≤11 | 58 | ≤11 |
| 75569 | 54 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 75574 | 36 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
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 Bowie County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bowie County right now.
Bowie County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Bowie 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 Bowie Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bowie County went about 7.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,957 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 7.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 16,957 customers out) · decade average 3.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 762 | 7,242 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 839 | 10,460 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | 823 | 5,266 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 1,054 | 7,301 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 965 | 7,730 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 967 | 6,592 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 984 | 14,559 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 839 | 8,154 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 939 | 7,452 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 1,040 | 13,575 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 869 | 16,957 | 7.1 |
Cost of power in Bowie County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bowie 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 Electric Power Co12.6¢157,119 cust
- Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc13.3¢34,727 cust
- Southwest Arkansas E C C13.3¢1,094 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.
Very High ice storms exposure · 3.5 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 Bowie County: FAQ
- How often does Bowie County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bowie County, TX logged 869 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bowie County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,957 customers without power, beginning January 9, 2025 and lasting about 3d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Bowie County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 9 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Bowie County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc, Southwest Arkansas E C C, Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bowie County.
75501, 75503, 75559, 75561, 75567, 75569, 75570, 75573, 75574
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 7.5 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Southwest Arkansas E C C | 7.8 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Bowie-Cass 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/48037 and /api/v1/counties/48037/history. Live data as of .