Power Outages in Foard County, TX
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by AEP Texas North Company, Southwest Rural Elec Assn Inc, South Plains Electric Coop Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co in Foard County, TX. There is no live feed for Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.0 hours.
Foard County, TX is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/foard-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Foard County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/foard-county
No active outages are reported by AEP Texas North Company, Southwest Rural Elec Assn Inc, South Plains Electric Coop Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co in Foard County.
No live feed for Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~885 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | Live · county | 0 | 683 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Southwest Rural Elec Assn Inc | Live · county | 0 | 385 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AEP Texas North Company, Southwest Rural Elec Assn Inc, South Plains Electric Coop Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co 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, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Foard 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79227 | 15 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
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 Foard County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Foard County right now.
Foard County has been under 53 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×25
- Flood Advisory ×7
- Flood Watch ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Foard County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Foard County went about 7.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 952 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 7.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 952 customers out) · decade average 6.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24 | 50 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 10 | 65 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 91 | 906 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | 110 | 321 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 122 | 952 | 42.7 |
| 2021 | 121 | 374 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 114 | 81 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 120 | 480 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 112 | 56 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 122 | 253 | 7.0 |
Cost of power in Foard County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Foard 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
- Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX)15.1¢117,857 cust
- South Plains Electric Coop Inc11.0¢58,726 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 · 6.9 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 Foard County: FAQ
- How often does Foard County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Foard County, TX logged 122 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Foard County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 952 customers without power, beginning October 27, 2020 and lasting about 21d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Foard County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Foard County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Foard County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas North Company, South Plains Electric Coop Inc, Southwest Rural Elec Assn Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Foard County.
79227
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 · county | - |
| AEP Texas North Company | 2.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) | 3.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Southwest Rural Elec Assn Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/48155 and /api/v1/counties/48155/history.