Power Outages in Gaines County, TX
Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Gaines County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Southwestern Public Service Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~16,860 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Gaines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79360 | 122 | ≤11 | 109 | ≤11 |
| 79359 | 39 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 79342 | ≤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 Gaines County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Gaines County right now.
Gaines County has been under 48 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×18
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×12
- Flash Flood Warning ×7
- Flood Watch ×7
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Gaines County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 134 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,187 customers out (7.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 252 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 24m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 236 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 10m
Hardest-hit cities in Gaines County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gaines County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,237 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 2.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 2,948 customers out) · decade average 2.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 328 | 1,557 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 324 | 3,224 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 347 | 613 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 515 | 2,899 | 4.5 |
| 2019 | 601 | 1,522 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 545 | 2,948 | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 589 | 1,925 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 552 | 3,468 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 646 | 6,237 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | 607 | 2,888 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 581 | 3,257 | 2.9 |
Cost of power in Gaines County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Gaines 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
- Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc10.3¢9,163 cust
- Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM)10.6¢2,206 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 · 2.9 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 Gaines County: FAQ
- How often does Gaines County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gaines County, TX logged 581 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gaines County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,237 customers without power, beginning April 12, 2023 and lasting about 5h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Gaines County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Gaines County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Gaines County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gaines County.
79323, 79342, 79359, 79360
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 | - |
| Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc | 4.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | Live · total only | |
| Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | - | 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/48165 and /api/v1/counties/48165/history.