Power Outages in Gray County, TX
Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.8 hours.
Gray County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co and Southwestern Public Service Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~13,674 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Gray 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79065 | 314 | 17 | 279 | ≤11 |
| 79057 | 21 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 79054 | ≤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 Gray County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Gray County has been under 52 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×15
- Tornado Warning ×12
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
Latest Gray County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 190 customers out (2.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Gray County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gray County went about 12.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,103 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 12.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 7,103 customers out) · decade average 8.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 347 | 3,629 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 337 | 776 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 325 | 6,232 | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 449 | 7,103 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 473 | 3,823 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 435 | 7,103 | 47.3 |
| 2021 | 494 | 2,270 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 448 | 2,979 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 479 | 2,542 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 476 | 1,863 | 5.5 |
| 2025 | 497 | 5,067 | 12.8 |
Cost of power in Gray County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Gray 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
- Southwestern Electric Power Co12.6¢157,119 cust
- Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc17.9¢3,929 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 winter weather exposure · 8.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Gray County: FAQ
- How often does Gray County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gray County, TX logged 497 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gray County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,103 customers without power, beginning June 23, 2018 and lasting about 1d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Gray County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Gray County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Gray County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gray County.
79002, 79054, 79057, 79065, 79066
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 | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 7.5 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Greenbelt 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/48179 and /api/v1/counties/48179/history.