Power Outages in Briscoe County, TX
AEP Texas North Company and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc and Swisher Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 38.7 hours.
Briscoe County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/briscoe-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Briscoe County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/briscoe-county
AEP Texas North Company and Southwestern Public Service Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc and Swisher Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~1,220 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc, 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: AEP Texas North Company, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Swisher Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Briscoe 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79257 | 21 | 0 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 79255 | 15 | ≤11 | 14 | 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 Briscoe County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Briscoe County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×17
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Briscoe County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Briscoe County went about 38.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 589 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 38.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 589 customers out) · decade average 19.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19 | 338 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 22 | 492 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 69 | 497 | 10.8 |
| 2019 | 58 | 495 | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 70 | 589 | 84.8 |
| 2021 | 78 | 506 | 8.4 |
| 2022 | 64 | 503 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 103 | 444 | 28.6 |
| 2024 | 64 | 494 | 24.3 |
| 2025 | 70 | 589 | 38.7 |
Cost of power in Briscoe County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Briscoe 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
- Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc16.2¢3,880 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 19.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Briscoe County: FAQ
- How often does Briscoe County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Briscoe County, TX logged 70 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 38.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Briscoe County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 589 customers without power, beginning October 28, 2020 and lasting about 5d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Briscoe County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Briscoe County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Briscoe County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Briscoe County.
79255, 79257
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 | - |
| AEP Texas North Company | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| 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/48045 and /api/v1/counties/48045/history.