Power Outages in Hockley County, TX
Is there a power outage in Hockley County, TX right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:25 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Hockley County, TX across 1 reported incident. Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures.
Hockley County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.2 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/hockley-county
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- October 19, 2026 14:25 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hockley County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:25 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/hockley-county
Report an outage in Hockley County, TX
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Southwestern Public Service Co, Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, South Plains Electric Coop Inc and Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
20%of this county's ~18,272 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 3,665 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, South Plains 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.
Active outages in Hockley County1
Individual outages as listed by South Plains Electric Coop Inc, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | October 19, 2026 17:18 UTC | South Plains Electric Coop Inc |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hockley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79407 | 314 | 22 | 272 | 0 |
| 79336 | 229 | 13 | 194 | ≤11 |
| 79313 | 29 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 79372 | 16 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 79358 | 12 | 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 Hockley County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hockley County right now.
Hockley County has been under 36 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×26
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Watch ×1
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Hockley County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 49m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 515 customers out (4.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 50m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 124 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 514 customers out (4.7% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 120 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hockley 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 Hockley Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hockley County went about 4.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,318 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 4.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 7,318 customers out) · decade average 4.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 237 | 1,085 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 204 | 884 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 274 | 3,502 | 3.0 |
| 2018 | 332 | 746 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 422 | 994 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 398 | 3,244 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 465 | 3,968 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 391 | 5,473 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 411 | 4,100 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 418 | 7,318 | 19.9 |
| 2025 | 470 | 5,134 | 4.2 |
Cost of power in Hockley County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hockley 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
- Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc10.3¢9,163 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 4.1 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 Hockley County: FAQ
- How often does Hockley County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hockley County, TX logged 470 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hockley County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,318 customers without power, beginning May 29, 2024 and lasting about 4d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Hockley County, TX right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:25 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Hockley County, TX across 1 reported incident. Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures.
- Which utilities serve Hockley County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, South Plains Electric Coop Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hockley County.
79313, 79336, 79353, 79358, 79367, 79372, 79380, 79407
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 Hockley 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 | - |
| Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc | 4.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Lamb County 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/48219 and /api/v1/counties/48219/history. Live data as of .