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Power Outages in Denton County, TX

As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co, Cooke County Elec Coop Assn, City of Denton - (TX) and Wise Electric Coop Inc in Denton County, TX. Denton County Elec Coop, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Sanger - (TX) and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.

Denton County, TX is served by 8 tracked utilities.

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No active outages are reported by Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co, Cooke County Elec Coop Assn, City of Denton - (TX) and Wise Electric Coop Inc in Denton County.

Denton County Elec Coop, Inc publishes no county-level figures.

No live feed for City of Sanger - (TX) and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX): outages in theirservice area won't show here.

Live status by utility · Denton County

67%of this county's ~277,839 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: City of Sanger - (TX), Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

System-wide total only, no county split: Denton County Elec Coop, Inc.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLCLive · county0129,7790.0%-0-
Texas-New Mexico Power CoLive · county055,7610.0%-0-
Cooke County Elec Coop AssnLive · county0440.0%---
City of Denton - (TX)Live · county0---0-
Denton County Elec Coop, IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Wise Electric Coop IncLive · county0---0-
City of Sanger - (TX)No live feedcan't see------
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX)No live feedcan't see------

Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co, Cooke County Elec Coop Assn, City of Denton - (TX) and Wise Electric Coop Inc 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, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Denton 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.

Power-dependent
5,100
Oxygen service
995
Dialysis (facility)
615
Home health / hospice
1,095
By ZIP code (27)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
7506829712218≤11
7500728224199≤11
7505627323193≤11
7622727221201≤11
7621026621205≤11
75028246≤11174≤11
75067221≤11162≤11
75077217≤11155≤11
76207211≤11154≤11
75034191≤11139≤11
76226189≤11133≤11
7620818714149≤11
76262186≤11130≤11
76209174≤11138≤11
75010161≤11111≤11
7624714914117≤11
76201148≤1184≤11
7626614512115≤11
75033140≤1194≤11
76205114≤1190≤11
7506592≤1169≤11
7502284≤11580
7624967≤1151≤11
7505760≤1149≤11
7625858≤11500
7625956≤1148≤11
76253≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Denton County, TX

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Denton County or any town and utility in it.

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Recent NWS alert activity · Denton County

Denton County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.

  • Air Quality Alert ×12
  • Heat Advisory ×7
  • Flood Watch ×5
  • Flash Flood Warning ×3
  • Special Weather Statement ×3
  • Wind Advisory ×3

Latest Denton County, TX outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 46m

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026

  3. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 998 customers out (0.3% of the county)

  4. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 31m

  5. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 910 customers out (0.3% of the county)

  6. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 25m

  7. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 284 customers out

  8. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026

Outage trend · Denton County, TX
0customers out · peak 4
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC
Denton County, TX: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 4 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.01234Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Denton County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

  • Dentonno outage reported
  • Lewisvilleno outage reported
  • Carrolltonno outage reported
  • Flower Moundno outage reported
  • Little Elmno outage reported
  • The Colonyno outage reported

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Denton County went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 125,245 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 3.3 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Denton County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 0.7h, 2017 0.4h, 2018 1.6h, 2019 3.2h, 2020 1.3h, 2021 19.6h, 2022 1.6h, 2023 1.7h, 2024 4.2h, 2025 3.3h. Highlighted: 2021.051015200.7h20150.4h20171.6h20183.2h20191.3h202019.6h20211.6h20221.7h20234.2h20243.3h2025
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Worst year here was 2021 (peak 125,245 customers out) · decade average 3.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201540210,2200.7
20176209,6010.4
201852912,0241.6
201969833,4923.2
202087312,1311.3
2021743125,24519.6
202274210,1581.6
202371221,8451.7
202467562,1694.2
202563562,6633.3

Cost of power in Denton County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Denton 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.

13.8¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 35% since 2015
vs Texas avg 15.9¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
February 14, 2021125,2456d 22h
March 4, 202562,6633d 23h
May 25, 202462,16911d 12h
June 9, 201933,4924d 16h
March 2, 202321,8452d 13h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Very High ice storms exposure · 3.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

TornadoVery High
Ice stormVery High
Strong windRelatively High
FloodingRelatively High
Heat waveRelatively High
WildfireRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Denton County: FAQ

How often does Denton County, TX lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Denton County, TX logged 635 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Denton County, TX?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 125,245 customers without power, beginning February 14, 2021 and lasting about 6d 22h.
Is there a power outage in Denton County, TX right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Denton County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Denton County, TX?
Tracked electric providers include City of Denton - (TX), Cooke County Elec Coop Assn, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co.
Nearby counties
Collin CountyCooke CountyDallas CountyGrayson County
Cities & towns in Denton County

Denton, Lewisville, Carrollton, Flower Mound, Little Elm, The Colony. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Denton County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Denton County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Denton County.

75007, 75010, 75022, 75028, 75033, 75036, 75056, 75057, 75065, 75067, 75068, 75077, 76201, 76203, 76205, 76207, 76208, 76209, 76210, 76226, 76227, 76247, 76249, 76258, 76259, 76262, 76266

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX)3.4 hrsNo live feed-
Denton County Elec Coop, Inc0.8 hrsLive · total only-
Cooke County Elec Coop Assn5.8 hrsLive · county-
City of Denton - (TX)0.8 hrsLive · county-
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC-Live · county
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Texas-New Mexico Power Co-Live · county
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Wise Electric Coop Inc-Live · county-
City of Sanger - (TX)-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/48121 and /api/v1/counties/48121/history.