Power Outages in Dawson County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 108 customers are without power in Dawson County, TX across 3 reported incidents. Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.8 hours.
Dawson County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/dawson-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dawson County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/dawson-county
0.0%of this county's ~9,278 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Dawson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79331 | 151 | ≤11 | 123 | ≤11 |
| 79377 | ≤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 Dawson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dawson County right now.
Dawson County has been under 36 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×11
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Flood Watch ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
Latest Dawson County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 165 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 104 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,880 customers out (20% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,769 customers out (19% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Dawson 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 Dawson Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dawson County went about 8.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,739 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 8.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 5,739 customers out) · decade average 8.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 234 | 3,776 | 17.1 |
| 2017 | 27 | 78 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 352 | 2,192 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 422 | 2,249 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 470 | 3,490 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 469 | 5,739 | 28.3 |
| 2022 | 451 | 1,906 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 544 | 3,253 | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 449 | 1,884 | 4.2 |
| 2025 | 476 | 1,710 | 8.8 |
Cost of power in Dawson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dawson 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
- Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc10.3¢9,163 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 8.0 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 Dawson County: FAQ
- How often does Dawson County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dawson County, TX logged 476 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dawson County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,739 customers without power, beginning February 12, 2021 and lasting about 10d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Dawson County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 108 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Dawson County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dawson County.
79331, 79351, 79377
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 | - |
| Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc | 4.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| 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/48115 and /api/v1/counties/48115/history. Live data as of .