Power Outages in Hartley County, TX
Is there a power outage in Hartley County, TX right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 16:20 UTC, no outages are reported by Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co in Hartley County, TX. There is no live feed for Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM).
Hartley County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.7 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/hartley-county
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- October 19, 2026 16:20 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hartley County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:20 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/hartley-county
No active outages are reported by Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co in Hartley County.
No live feed for Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Hartley County, TX
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No outage contact on file for Southwestern Public Service Co, Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM) and Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~2,249 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 2,260 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co 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 Hartley 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79044 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 79018 | ≤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 Hartley County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hartley County right now.
Hartley County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×10
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×1
Latest Hartley County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 117 customers out (5.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hartley County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hartley County went about 10.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,077 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 10.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 1,077 customers out) · decade average 6.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 74 | 314 | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 61 | 431 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 76 | 1,077 | 13.9 |
| 2018 | 87 | 229 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 97 | 383 | 9.4 |
| 2020 | 97 | 1,077 | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 116 | 412 | 8.6 |
| 2022 | 91 | 1,077 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 98 | 288 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 116 | 918 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 97 | 616 | 10.7 |
Cost of power in Hartley County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hartley 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
- Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc8.4¢1,166 cust
- Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM)23.3¢11 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 6.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Hartley County: FAQ
- How often does Hartley County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hartley County, TX logged 97 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hartley County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,077 customers without power, beginning August 25, 2017 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Hartley County, TX right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 16:20 UTC, no outages are reported by Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co in Hartley County, TX. There is no live feed for Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM).
- Which utilities serve Hartley County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hartley County.
79018, 79044
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Hartley County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Texas →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Public Service Co | 6.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM) | - | No live feed | - |
| Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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/48205 and /api/v1/counties/48205/history.