Power Outages in Dallam County, TX
Is there a power outage in Dallam County, TX right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Dallam County, TX across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Dallam County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.2 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/dallam-county
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- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dallam County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/dallam-county
Not counted: no live feed for Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM).
Report an outage in Dallam County, TX
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Southwestern Public Service Co, Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK), Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM) and Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
68%of this county's ~3,881 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 1 | 2,628 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) | Live · county | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc, Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) and Southwestern Public Service Co 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 Dallam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79022 | 109 | ≤11 | 94 | ≤11 |
| 79087 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Dallam County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dallam County right now.
Dallam County has been under 31 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×10
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Advisory ×3
Latest Dallam County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 4m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 110 customers out (4.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Dallam 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 Dallam Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dallam County went about 11.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,292 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 11.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 1,292 customers out) · decade average 7.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 129 | 1,292 | 5.8 |
| 2016 | 117 | 1,292 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 146 | 1,292 | 19.4 |
| 2018 | 150 | 407 | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 163 | 326 | 6.2 |
| 2020 | 129 | 1,292 | 6.0 |
| 2021 | 162 | 860 | 15.5 |
| 2022 | 143 | 1,292 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 173 | 294 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 194 | 1,292 | 5.5 |
| 2025 | 164 | 924 | 11.2 |
Cost of power in Dallam County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dallam 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
- Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc8.4¢1,166 cust
- Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK)15.6¢220 cust
- Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM)23.3¢11 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 7.7 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 Dallam County: FAQ
- How often does Dallam County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dallam County, TX logged 164 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dallam County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,292 customers without power, beginning June 15, 2022 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Dallam County, TX right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Dallam County, TX across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Dallam County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dallam County.
79022, 79051, 79087
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Dallam County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Texas →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Public Service Co | 6.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) | - | Live · county | - |
| Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM) | - | No live feed | - |
| Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/48111 and /api/v1/counties/48111/history. Live data as of .