Power Outages in Cottle County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 43 customers are without power in Cottle County, TX across 10 reported incidents. AEP Texas North Company, South Plains Electric Coop Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.2 hours.
Cottle County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/cottle-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cottle County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/cottle-county
Not counted: no live feed for Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~1,570 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Lighthouse 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: AEP Texas North Company, South Plains Electric Coop Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cottle 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.
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 Cottle County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cottle County right now.
Cottle County has been under 43 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Warning on October 15, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×17
- Flood Warning ×7
- Flood Watch ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×3
Latest Cottle County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 151 customers out (18% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 168 customers out (20% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cottle 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 Cottle Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cottle County went about 12.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 712 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 12.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 712 customers out) · decade average 6.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14 | 42 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 36 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 85 | 598 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 89 | 712 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 76 | 712 | 30.4 |
| 2021 | 47 | 712 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 71 | 712 | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 69 | 115 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 92 | 712 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 190 | 279 | 12.2 |
Cost of power in Cottle County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cottle 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
- South Plains Electric Coop Inc11.0¢58,726 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 Low ice storms exposure · 6.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Cottle County: FAQ
- How often does Cottle County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cottle County, TX logged 190 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cottle County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 712 customers without power, beginning August 17, 2024 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Cottle County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 43 customers are currently without power across 10 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Cottle County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas North Company, South Plains Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cottle County.
79223, 79248
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 | - |
| AEP Texas North Company | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Lighthouse Electric Coop, 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/48101 and /api/v1/counties/48101/history. Live data as of .