Power Outages in Castro County, TX
Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc, Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bailey County Elec Coop Assn and Swisher Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.4 hours.
Castro County, TX is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Castro County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/castro-county
Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc, Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Bailey County Elec Coop Assn and Swisher Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,201 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bailey County Elec Coop Assn, 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: Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc, Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bailey County Elec Coop Assn | 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 Castro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79027 | 39 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 79043 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 79063 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Castro County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Castro County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×11
- Flash Flood Warning ×8
- Flood Watch ×3
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
Latest Castro County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 287 customers out (3.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8d 4h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Castro County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Castro County went about 10.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,136 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 10.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,945 customers out) · decade average 6.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 94 | 548 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 57 | 929 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 65 | 386 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 94 | 790 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 158 | 2,031 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 230 | 3,694 | 7.2 |
| 2021 | 472 | 1,945 | 16.8 |
| 2022 | 521 | 1,166 | 8.3 |
| 2023 | 499 | 4,136 | 9.8 |
| 2024 | 534 | 3,282 | 6.2 |
| 2025 | 571 | 1,277 | 10.4 |
Cost of power in Castro County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Castro 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
- Bailey County Elec Coop Assn9.8¢3,461 cust
- Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc8.6¢2,993 cust
- Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc9.8¢2,799 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 6.0 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 Castro County: FAQ
- How often does Castro County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Castro County, TX logged 571 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Castro County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,136 customers without power, beginning April 2, 2023 and lasting about 3h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Castro County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Castro County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Castro County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Castro County.
79027, 79043, 79063, 79085
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 | - |
| Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc | 8.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Swisher Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Bailey County Elec Coop Assn | - | 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/48069 and /api/v1/counties/48069/history.