Power Outages in Donley County, TX
Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.5 hours.
Donley County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Donley County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/donley-county
Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co and Southwestern Public Service Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,414 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: Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | 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 Donley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79226 | 72 | ≤11 | 65 | ≤11 |
| 79240 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 79237 | ≤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 Donley County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Donley County has been under 51 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×21
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Tornado Warning ×5
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Flood Warning ×3
Latest Donley County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 125 customers out (5.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 10m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 154 customers out (8.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 130 customers out (7.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Donley County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Donley County went about 11.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,704 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 11.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 1,704 customers out) · decade average 12.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 92 | 1,704 | 20.8 |
| 2016 | 97 | 253 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 107 | 1,704 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 137 | 1,480 | 5.8 |
| 2019 | 174 | 1,704 | 27.0 |
| 2020 | 142 | 1,704 | 27.8 |
| 2021 | 143 | 1,704 | 12.4 |
| 2022 | 108 | 684 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 123 | 1,704 | 13.9 |
| 2024 | 188 | 1,704 | 7.6 |
| 2025 | 194 | 1,704 | 11.5 |
Cost of power in Donley County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Donley 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
- Southwestern Electric Power Co12.6¢157,119 cust
- Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc17.9¢3,929 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 ice storms exposure · 12.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Donley County: FAQ
- How often does Donley County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Donley County, TX logged 194 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Donley County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,704 customers without power, beginning December 12, 2021 and lasting about 7h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Donley County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Donley County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Donley County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Donley County.
79226, 79237, 79240
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 | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 7.5 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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/48129 and /api/v1/counties/48129/history.