Power Outages in Gregg County, TX
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Southwestern Electric Power Co, Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp and Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc in Gregg County, TX. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.0 hours.
Gregg County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/gregg-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Gregg County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/gregg-county
No active outages are reported by Southwestern Electric Power Co, Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp and Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc in Gregg County.
100%of this county's ~67,775 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 59,665 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 7,175 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 5,228 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Southwestern Electric Power Co, Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp and Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc 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 Gregg 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75605 | 384 | ≤11 | 305 | ≤11 |
| 75604 | 315 | ≤11 | 252 | ≤11 |
| 75662 | 286 | ≤11 | 232 | ≤11 |
| 75647 | 203 | ≤11 | 156 | ≤11 |
| 75601 | 172 | ≤11 | 129 | ≤11 |
| 75603 | 74 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 75693 | 69 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤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 Gregg County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Gregg County right now.
Gregg County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Air Quality Alert ×1
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Latest Gregg County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 49m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 384 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Gregg County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Longviewno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gregg County went about 9.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 48,369 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 9.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 46,783 customers out) · decade average 21.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 821 | 6,688 | 8.0 |
| 2016 | 771 | 8,195 | 5.7 |
| 2017 | 796 | 40,421 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 868 | 10,565 | 7.4 |
| 2019 | 707 | 48,369 | 37.3 |
| 2020 | 751 | 33,015 | 22.3 |
| 2021 | 575 | 18,059 | 16.0 |
| 2022 | 611 | 19,304 | 10.5 |
| 2023 | 588 | 46,783 | 70.1 |
| 2024 | 604 | 16,501 | 23.7 |
| 2025 | 636 | 10,925 | 9.0 |
Cost of power in Gregg County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Gregg 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
- Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp12.7¢44,971 cust
- Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc13.3¢18,253 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.
Very High ice storms exposure · 21.8 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 Gregg County: FAQ
- How often does Gregg County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gregg County, TX logged 636 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gregg County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 48,369 customers without power, beginning August 18, 2019 and lasting about 2d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Gregg County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Gregg County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Gregg County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co, Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp.
Longview. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Gregg County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gregg County.
75601, 75603, 75604, 75605, 75647, 75662, 75693
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 · county | |
| Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp | 22.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc | 9.8 hrs | 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/48183 and /api/v1/counties/48183/history.