Power Outages in Carson County, TX
Southwestern Public Service Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.5 hours.
Carson County, TX is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/carson-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Carson County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/carson-county
Southwestern Public Service Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~4,523 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Carson 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79068 | 51 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 79097 | 19 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 79039 | ≤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 Carson County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Carson County has been under 39 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Tornado Warning ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Carson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Carson County went about 15.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,187 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 15.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 4,187 customers out) · decade average 11.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 239 | 2,241 | 6.0 |
| 2016 | 206 | 779 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 249 | 1,098 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 303 | 1,035 | 5.7 |
| 2019 | 368 | 618 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | 267 | 4,187 | 60.5 |
| 2021 | 305 | 2,204 | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 274 | 1,928 | 7.4 |
| 2023 | 308 | 710 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 360 | 598 | 7.1 |
| 2025 | 316 | 2,319 | 15.5 |
Cost of power in Carson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Carson 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
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 ice storms exposure · 11.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Carson County: FAQ
- How often does Carson County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Carson County, TX logged 316 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Carson County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,187 customers without power, beginning October 28, 2020 and lasting about 37d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Carson County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Carson County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Carson County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Carson County.
79036, 79039, 79068, 79097
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 | - |
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/48065 and /api/v1/counties/48065/history.