Power Outages in Dickens County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 580 customers are without power in Dickens County, TX across 15 reported incidents. AEP Texas North Company and South Plains Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.3 hours.
Dickens County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/dickens-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dickens County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/dickens-county
Not counted: no live feed for Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc.
Out for ~3 days. Most outages this size in Dickens County are back by now.
Historical average from 40 past outages here, an estimate, not a utility ETA. How long do outages usually last?
0.0%of this county's ~995 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas North Company, South Plains Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Dickens 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79370 | 33 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 79229 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 79220 | ≤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 Dickens County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dickens County right now.
Dickens County has been under 62 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Warning on October 15, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×33
- Flash Flood Warning ×10
- Flood Warning ×8
- Flood Watch ×4
- Tornado Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
Latest Dickens County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 580 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 990 customers out (91% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 121 customers out (11% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 118 customers out (11% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 41m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 508 customers out (47% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Dickens 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 Dickens Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dickens County went about 15.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,088 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 15.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 868 customers out) · decade average 6.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25 | 370 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 105 | 211 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 93 | 392 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 98 | 868 | 20.6 |
| 2021 | 85 | 54 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 81 | 378 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 92 | 349 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 131 | 917 | 12.9 |
| 2025 | 250 | 917 | 15.3 |
Cost of power in Dickens County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dickens 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.
- South Plains Electric Coop Inc11.0¢58,726 cust
- Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc16.2¢3,880 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 high winds exposure · 6.7 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 Dickens County: FAQ
- How often does Dickens County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dickens County, TX logged 250 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dickens County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,088 customers without power, beginning October 14, 2026 and lasting about 8h 40m.
- Is there a power outage in Dickens County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 580 customers are currently without power across 15 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Dickens County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas North Company, South Plains Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dickens County.
79220, 79229, 79243, 79370
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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/48125 and /api/v1/counties/48125/history. Live data as of .