Power Outages in Hudspeth County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 25 customers are without power in Hudspeth County, TX across 1 reported incident. Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for El Paso Electric Co, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 171.2 hours.
Hudspeth County, TX is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/hudspeth-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hudspeth County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/hudspeth-county
Not counted: no live feed for El Paso Electric Co.
0.0%of this county's ~2,309 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: El Paso Electric Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| El Paso Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hudspeth 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79839 | 17 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 79851 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 79837 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Hudspeth County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hudspeth County right now.
Hudspeth County has been under 82 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a High Wind Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×29
- Flood Watch ×15
- Flash Flood Warning ×15
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Flood Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
Latest Hudspeth County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 101 customers out (8.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 163 customers out (14% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 160 customers out (14% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2d 9h
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 164 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Hudspeth 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 Hudspeth Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hudspeth County went about 171.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,067 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 171.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,063 customers out) · decade average 30.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 55 | 823 | 20.7 |
| 2016 | 59 | 465 | 3.3 |
| 2017 | 66 | 393 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 45 | 456 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 60 | 519 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 51 | 334 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 64 | 936 | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 70 | 367 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 51 | 369 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1,067 | 122.1 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1,063 | 171.2 |
Cost of power in Hudspeth County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hudspeth 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.
- El Paso Electric Co13.9¢320,320 cust
- Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc18.3¢9,371 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 30.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Hudspeth County: FAQ
- How often does Hudspeth County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hudspeth County, TX logged 14 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 171.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hudspeth County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,067 customers without power, beginning May 24, 2024 and lasting about 210d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Hudspeth County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 25 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Hudspeth County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hudspeth County.
79839, 79851
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | 3.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| El Paso Electric Co | 1.2 hrs | 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/48229 and /api/v1/counties/48229/history. Live data as of .