Power Outages in Culberson County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 23 customers are without power in Culberson County, TX across 1 reported incident. Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for El Paso Electric Co, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 131.6 hours.
Culberson County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/culberson-county
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- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Culberson County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/culberson-county
Not counted: no live feed for El Paso Electric Co.
0.0%of this county's ~2,171 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: El Paso Electric Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| El Paso Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Culberson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79855 | 28 | ≤11 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 79847 | ≤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 Culberson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Culberson County right now.
Culberson County has been under 73 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×22
- Flood Watch ×18
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×11
- High Wind Warning ×8
- Flash Flood Warning ×7
- Wind Advisory ×4
Latest Culberson County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 22h 46m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 100 customers out (10% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Culberson 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 Culberson Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Culberson County went about 131.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,000 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 131.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,000 customers out) · decade average 34.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30 | 1,000 | 75.5 |
| 2016 | 33 | 1,000 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 35 | 495 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 531 | 1,000 | 22.3 |
| 2019 | 577 | 1,000 | 22.5 |
| 2020 | 428 | 1,000 | 11.2 |
| 2021 | 91 | 1,000 | 17.2 |
| 2022 | 99 | 1,000 | 9.7 |
| 2023 | 98 | 1,000 | 6.3 |
| 2024 | 14 | 1,000 | 84.3 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1,000 | 131.6 |
Cost of power in Culberson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Culberson 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.
- El Paso Electric Co13.9¢320,320 cust
- Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc18.3¢9,371 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 · 34.8 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 Culberson County: FAQ
- How often does Culberson County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Culberson County, TX logged 14 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 131.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Culberson County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,000 customers without power, beginning May 20, 2023 and lasting about 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Culberson County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 23 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Culberson County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Culberson County.
79847, 79855
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | 3.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| El Paso Electric Co | 1.2 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | 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/48109 and /api/v1/counties/48109/history. Live data as of .