Power Outages in Cochran County, TX
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 Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.3 hours.
Cochran County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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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 Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,987 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bailey County Elec Coop Assn, Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cochran 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79346 | 35 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 79379 | ≤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 Cochran County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cochran County right now.
Cochran County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×17
- Flash Flood Warning ×5
- Flood Watch ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Cochran County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cochran County went about 11.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,420 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 11.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 348 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 104 | 1,420 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | 79 | 96 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 99 | 1,414 | 4.0 |
| 2018 | 115 | 1,124 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 148 | 262 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 130 | 375 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 127 | 1,391 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 139 | 857 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 152 | 200 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 133 | 1,386 | 4.2 |
| 2025 | 164 | 348 | 11.3 |
Cost of power in Cochran County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cochran 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
- Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc9.8¢2,799 cust
- Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM)10.6¢2,206 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 high winds exposure · 3.3 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 Cochran County: FAQ
- How often does Cochran County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cochran County, TX logged 164 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cochran County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,420 customers without power, beginning December 27, 2015 and lasting about 6h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Cochran County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cochran County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cochran County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cochran County.
79314, 79346, 79379
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 | - |
| Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | - | 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/48079 and /api/v1/counties/48079/history.