Power Outages in Deaf Smith County, TX
Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.6 hours.
Deaf Smith County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/deaf-smith-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Deaf Smith County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/deaf-smith-county
Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~13,343 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Deaf Smith 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79045 | 182 | ≤11 | 165 | ≤11 |
| 79025 | ≤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 Deaf Smith County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Deaf Smith County has been under 54 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×15
- Flood Advisory ×11
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Flood Warning ×8
- Tornado Warning ×4
- Flood Watch ×4
Latest Deaf Smith County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 138 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 127 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 128 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Deaf Smith County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Deaf Smith County went about 15.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,647 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 15.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 7,399 customers out) · decade average 6.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 156 | 1,142 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 159 | 6,860 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 203 | 1,645 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 259 | 246 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 486 | 3,175 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 594 | 4,071 | 7.6 |
| 2021 | 569 | 7,399 | 15.6 |
| 2022 | 598 | 3,484 | 7.8 |
| 2023 | 603 | 4,337 | 7.9 |
| 2024 | 652 | 1,950 | 4.7 |
| 2025 | 557 | 8,647 | 15.6 |
Cost of power in Deaf Smith County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Deaf Smith 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
- Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc8.6¢2,993 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 high winds exposure · 6.0 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 Deaf Smith County: FAQ
- How often does Deaf Smith County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Deaf Smith County, TX logged 557 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Deaf Smith County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,647 customers without power, beginning March 14, 2025 and lasting about 3d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Deaf Smith County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Deaf Smith County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Deaf Smith County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Deaf Smith County.
79025, 79045, 79098
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 | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | 3.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc | 8.6 hrs | 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/48117 and /api/v1/counties/48117/history.