Power Outages in Cooke County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Cooke County, TX across 1 reported incident. Cooke County Elec Coop Assn, Denton County Elec Coop, Inc, Grayson-Collin Elec Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co and Wise Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.1 hours.
Cooke County, TX is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/cooke-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cooke County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/cooke-county
0.0%of this county's ~30,038 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Cooke County Elec Coop Assn, Denton County Elec Coop, Inc, Grayson-Collin Elec Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co, Wise Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooke County Elec Coop Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Denton County Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grayson-Collin Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wise Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cooke 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76240 | 282 | 17 | 231 | ≤11 |
| 76272 | 48 | ≤11 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 76252 | 31 | ≤11 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 76250 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 76238 | ≤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 Cooke County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cooke County right now.
Cooke County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
Latest Cooke County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 589 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 26m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 147 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,222 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 3,419 customers out (13% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cooke County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Cooke Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cooke County went about 11.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,729 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 11.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 15,729 customers out) · decade average 11.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 217 | 1,828 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 102 | 1,801 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 570 | 3,044 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 573 | 2,862 | 3.7 |
| 2020 | 692 | 9,216 | 12.8 |
| 2021 | 590 | 15,729 | 54.5 |
| 2022 | 636 | 4,772 | 6.3 |
| 2023 | 567 | 4,087 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | 435 | 5,355 | 8.8 |
| 2025 | 286 | 5,005 | 11.1 |
Cost of power in Cooke County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cooke 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.
- Denton County Elec Coop, Inc13.2¢310,805 cust
- Grayson-Collin Elec Coop, Inc17.0¢97,950 cust
- Wise Electric Coop Inc15.3¢20,682 cust
- Cooke County Elec Coop Assn15.5¢16,192 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 ice storms exposure · 11.0 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 Cooke County: FAQ
- How often does Cooke County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cooke County, TX logged 286 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cooke County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,729 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2021 and lasting about 3d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Cooke County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Cooke County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Cooke County Elec Coop Assn, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cooke County.
76238, 76240, 76241, 76250, 76252, 76253, 76263, 76272
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denton County Elec Coop, Inc | 0.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Cooke County Elec Coop Assn | 5.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | Live · total only | |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Wise Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Grayson-Collin Elec Coop, Inc | - | 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/48097 and /api/v1/counties/48097/history. Live data as of .