Power Outages in Erath County, TX
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co and United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.6 hours.
Erath County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/erath-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Erath County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/erath-county
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co and United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~19,703 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co, United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Erath 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76401 | 253 | ≤11 | 212 | ≤11 |
| 76446 | 87 | ≤11 | 78 | ≤11 |
| 76433 | 26 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 76463 | ≤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 Erath County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Erath County right now.
Erath County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Erath County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 44m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 370 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,643 customers out (12% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Erath County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Erath County went about 4.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,826 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 4.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 8,826 customers out) · decade average 6.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 261 | 2,305 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 98 | 3,285 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 909 | 8,826 | 22.3 |
| 2019 | 912 | 4,707 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 999 | 3,466 | 3.0 |
| 2021 | 917 | 8,609 | 16.0 |
| 2022 | 917 | 3,088 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 882 | 4,829 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 992 | 3,198 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 968 | 3,071 | 4.6 |
Cost of power in Erath County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Erath 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.
- United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX)13.9¢91,268 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 6.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Erath County: FAQ
- How often does Erath County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Erath County, TX logged 968 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Erath County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,826 customers without power, beginning February 20, 2018 and lasting about 6d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Erath County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Erath County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Erath County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co, United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Erath County.
76401, 76402, 76433, 76446, 76463
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) | 2.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | Live · total only | |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | - | 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/48143 and /api/v1/counties/48143/history.