Power Outages in Franklin County, TX
Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Southwestern Electric Power Co, Texas-New Mexico Power Co and Wood County Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 19.4 hours.
Franklin County, TX is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Southwestern Electric Power Co, Texas-New Mexico Power Co and Wood County Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~13,200 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Southwestern Electric Power Co, Texas-New Mexico Power Co, Wood County Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wood County Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Franklin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75457 | 105 | ≤11 | 88 | 0 |
| 75487 | 26 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 75480 | 26 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤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 Franklin County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Franklin County right now.
Franklin County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Latest Franklin County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 104 customers out (1.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Franklin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Franklin County went about 19.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,481 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 19.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 5,481 customers out) · decade average 25.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 159 | 1,592 | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 157 | 904 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | 233 | 1,399 | 9.6 |
| 2018 | 346 | 3,685 | 5.6 |
| 2019 | 579 | 3,162 | 24.6 |
| 2020 | 696 | 5,481 | 16.8 |
| 2021 | 515 | 3,869 | 21.3 |
| 2022 | 549 | 3,494 | 15.2 |
| 2023 | 592 | 5,481 | 119.9 |
| 2024 | 626 | 4,526 | 41.3 |
| 2025 | 572 | 4,218 | 19.4 |
Cost of power in Franklin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Franklin 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 Electric Power Co12.6¢157,119 cust
- Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)12.0¢88,221 cust
- Wood County Electric Coop, Inc12.8¢36,173 cust
- Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc13.3¢34,727 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 High ice storms exposure · 25.7 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 Franklin County: FAQ
- How often does Franklin County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Franklin County, TX logged 572 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 19.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Franklin County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,481 customers without power, beginning June 9, 2020 and lasting about 7h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Franklin County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Franklin County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Franklin County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Southwestern Electric Power Co, Wood County Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Franklin County.
75457, 75480, 75487
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 7.5 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) | 1.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Wood County Electric Coop, Inc | 15.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Bowie-Cass 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/48159 and /api/v1/counties/48159/history.