Power Outages in Childress County, TX
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by AEP Texas North Company, Southwestern Electric Power Co, Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc and South Plains Electric Coop Inc in Childress County, TX. There is no live feed for Harmon Electric Assn Inc and Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.6 hours.
Childress County, TX is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/childress-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Childress County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/childress-county
No active outages are reported by AEP Texas North Company, Southwestern Electric Power Co, Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc and South Plains Electric Coop Inc in Childress County.
No live feed for Harmon Electric Assn Inc and Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
56%of this county's ~5,455 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Harmon Electric Assn Inc, Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | Live · county | 0 | 2,900 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 133 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| AEP Texas Central Company | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Harmon Electric Assn Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AEP Texas North Company, Southwestern Electric Power Co, Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc and South Plains Electric Coop Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Childress 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79201 | 86 | ≤11 | 73 | 0 |
| 79230 | ≤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 Childress County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Childress County right now.
Childress County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 15, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×12
- Flood Watch ×6
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Childress County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 55m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 288 customers out (9.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Childress County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Childress County went about 8.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,451 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 8.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 2,451 customers out) · decade average 8.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 69 | 545 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 33 | 113 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 31 | 113 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 166 | 752 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 238 | 812 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 222 | 2,451 | 31.8 |
| 2021 | 215 | 2,451 | 30.9 |
| 2022 | 210 | 538 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 209 | 844 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 225 | 847 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 342 | 2,451 | 8.6 |
Cost of power in Childress County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Childress 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
- South Plains Electric Coop Inc11.0¢58,726 cust
- Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc17.9¢3,929 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.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 8.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Childress County: FAQ
- How often does Childress County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Childress County, TX logged 342 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Childress County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,451 customers without power, beginning September 16, 2020 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Childress County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Childress County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Childress County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, AEP Texas North Company, Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc, South Plains Electric Coop Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Childress County.
79201, 79230
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | 3.4 hrs | Live · county | |
| AEP Texas North Company | 2.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 7.5 hrs | Live · county | |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Harmon Electric Assn 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/48075 and /api/v1/counties/48075/history.