Power Outages in Hale County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 72 customers are without power in Hale County, TX across 3 reported incidents. Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc, South Plains Electric Coop Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc and Swisher Electric Coop, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
Hale County, TX is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/hale-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hale County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/hale-county
- Southwestern Public Service Co
- South Plains Electric Coop Inc
Not counted: no live feed for Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc and Swisher Electric Coop, Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~26,114 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc, Swisher Electric Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc, South Plains Electric Coop Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Swisher Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79072 | 365 | 19 | 326 | ≤11 |
| 79311 | 50 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 79041 | 43 | ≤11 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 79250 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 79032 | ≤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 Hale County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hale County right now.
Hale County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on October 13, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×16
- Flash Flood Warning ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Hale County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 21m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 432 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 56m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 431 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 45m
Hardest-hit cities in Hale 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 Hale Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hale County went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,794 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 3.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 10,794 customers out) · decade average 2.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 374 | 2,992 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 345 | 2,054 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 433 | 2,889 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 466 | 1,443 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 505 | 3,567 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 452 | 10,794 | 9.7 |
| 2021 | 480 | 6,666 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 459 | 2,314 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 495 | 2,802 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 546 | 1,457 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 542 | 1,553 | 3.3 |
Cost of power in Hale County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hale 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
- South Plains Electric Coop Inc11.0¢58,726 cust
- Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc16.2¢3,880 cust
- Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc9.8¢2,799 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 high winds exposure · 2.8 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 Hale County: FAQ
- How often does Hale County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hale County, TX logged 542 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hale County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,794 customers without power, beginning October 27, 2020 and lasting about 14d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Hale County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 72 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Hale County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include South Plains Electric Coop Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hale County.
79021, 79032, 79041, 79072, 79073, 79250, 79311
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 | - |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Swisher Electric 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/48189 and /api/v1/counties/48189/history. Live data as of .