Power Outages in Freestone County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 170 customers are without power in Freestone County, TX across 1 reported incident. Houston County Elec Coop Inc, Navasota Valley Elec Coop, Inc and Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Navarro County Elec Coop, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.4 hours.
Freestone County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/freestone-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Freestone County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/freestone-county
Not counted: no live feed for Navarro County Elec Coop, Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~12,656 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Navarro County Elec Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Houston County Elec Coop Inc, Navasota Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston County Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navasota Valley Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navarro County Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Freestone 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75840 | 95 | ≤11 | 67 | ≤11 |
| 75860 | 75 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 75859 | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 76693 | 17 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 75838 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Freestone County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Freestone County right now.
Freestone County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Heat Advisory ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
Latest Freestone County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 180 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 415 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 794 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Freestone 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 Freestone Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Freestone County went about 16.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,346 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 16.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 5,683 customers out) · decade average 17.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 297 | 1,195 | 5.6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 42 | 811 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 492 | 1,869 | 4.2 |
| 2019 | 552 | 3,659 | 12.7 |
| 2020 | 589 | 3,801 | 8.8 |
| 2021 | 575 | 5,683 | 59.4 |
| 2022 | 644 | 4,345 | 11.8 |
| 2023 | 614 | 8,346 | 46.2 |
| 2024 | 589 | 5,699 | 26.0 |
| 2025 | 544 | 4,431 | 16.4 |
Cost of power in Freestone County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Freestone 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.
- Houston County Elec Coop Inc15.3¢21,761 cust
- Navasota Valley Elec Coop, Inc16.3¢19,861 cust
- Navarro County Elec Coop, Inc12.9¢19,029 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 ice storms exposure · 17.4 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 Freestone County: FAQ
- How often does Freestone County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Freestone County, TX logged 544 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 16.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Freestone County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,346 customers without power, beginning June 21, 2023 and lasting about 6d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Freestone County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 170 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Freestone County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Houston County Elec Coop Inc, Navasota Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Freestone County.
75838, 75840, 75848, 75859, 75860, 76693
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navasota Valley Elec Coop, Inc | 9.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | Live · total only | |
| Houston County Elec Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Navarro County Elec Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
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/48161 and /api/v1/counties/48161/history. Live data as of .