Power Outages in Harrison County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Harrison County, TX across 1 reported incident. Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co and Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.5 hours.
Harrison County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/harrison-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Harrison County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/harrison-county
0.0%of this county's ~42,361 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co, Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Harrison 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75602 | 224 | ≤11 | 157 | ≤11 |
| 75672 | 197 | ≤11 | 142 | ≤11 |
| 75670 | 183 | ≤11 | 139 | ≤11 |
| 75650 | 88 | ≤11 | 72 | 0 |
| 75640 | 65 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 75692 | 56 | ≤11 | 46 | 0 |
| 75661 | 43 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 75651 | 34 | 0 | 29 | ≤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 Harrison County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Harrison County right now.
Harrison County has been under 15 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
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Harrison County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 10m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 559 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 1m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 688 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 45m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 256 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Harrison 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 Harrison Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Harrison County went about 8.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 28,811 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 8.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 28,811 customers out) · decade average 12.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 516 | 4,623 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 528 | 3,037 | 2.1 |
| 2017 | 508 | 11,387 | 6.9 |
| 2018 | 749 | 7,573 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 806 | 12,094 | 12.8 |
| 2020 | 997 | 9,773 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 805 | 7,773 | 8.1 |
| 2022 | 820 | 5,153 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 811 | 28,811 | 66.9 |
| 2024 | 825 | 10,856 | 11.8 |
| 2025 | 754 | 12,182 | 8.5 |
Cost of power in Harrison County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Harrison 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
- Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc10.7¢9,432 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 · 12.3 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 Harrison County: FAQ
- How often does Harrison County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Harrison County, TX logged 754 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Harrison County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 28,811 customers without power, beginning June 16, 2023 and lasting about 9d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Harrison County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Harrison County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co, Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Harrison County.
75602, 75640, 75650, 75651, 75659, 75661, 75670, 75671, 75672, 75692, 75694
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 · total only | |
| Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp | 22.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Panola-Harrison Elec 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/48203 and /api/v1/counties/48203/history. Live data as of .