Power Outages in Dimmit County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 43 customers are without power in Dimmit County, TX across 1 reported incident. AEP Texas Central Company, Medina Electric Coop, Inc and Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 109.8 hours.
Dimmit County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/dimmit-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dimmit County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/dimmit-county
0.0%of this county's ~7,050 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company, Medina Electric Coop, Inc, Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Dimmit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78834 | 52 | 0 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 78827 | 18 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 78830 | ≤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 Dimmit County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dimmit County right now.
Dimmit County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Wind Advisory ×3
Latest Dimmit County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 24m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 138 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 189 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 138 customers out (2.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Dimmit 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 Dimmit Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dimmit County went about 109.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,368 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 109.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,944 customers out) · decade average 26.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 203 | 3,368 | 10.6 |
| 2017 | 36 | 366 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 411 | 2,594 | 15.0 |
| 2019 | 452 | 1,873 | 12.6 |
| 2020 | 404 | 1,327 | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 425 | 2,062 | 26.5 |
| 2022 | 405 | 1,271 | 8.4 |
| 2023 | 407 | 871 | 6.6 |
| 2024 | 43 | 787 | 66.8 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1,944 | 109.8 |
Cost of power in Dimmit County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dimmit 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.
- Medina Electric Coop, Inc12.5¢30,778 cust
- Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc18.3¢9,371 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 hurricanes exposure · 26.4 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 Dimmit County: FAQ
- How often does Dimmit County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dimmit County, TX logged 14 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 109.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dimmit County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,368 customers without power, beginning July 8, 2015 and lasting about 2h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Dimmit County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 43 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Dimmit County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, Medina Electric Coop, Inc, Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dimmit County.
78827, 78830, 78834, 78836
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | 3.4 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | 3.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | 5.0 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/48127 and /api/v1/counties/48127/history. Live data as of .