Power Outages in Jeff Davis County, TX
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Jeff Davis County, TX across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.3 hours.
Jeff Davis County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/jeff-davis-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jeff Davis County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/jeff-davis-county
100%of this county's ~1,835 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | Live · county | 0 | 2,461 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 5 | 337 | 1.5% | - | - | - | |
| AEP Texas Central Company | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AEP Texas North Company and Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc 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 Jeff Davis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79734 | 35 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 79854 | ≤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 Jeff Davis County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jeff Davis County right now.
Jeff Davis County has been under 52 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×19
- Flood Watch ×12
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Flash Flood Warning ×6
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Jeff Davis County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 13h 4m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 419 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jeff Davis County went about 13.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,358 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 13.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,487 customers out) · decade average 9.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 56 | 2,128 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 11 | 131 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 145 | 2,139 | 3.8 |
| 2019 | 150 | 1,571 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 147 | 2,217 | 5.6 |
| 2021 | 150 | 1,487 | 33.5 |
| 2022 | 156 | 2,267 | 6.7 |
| 2023 | 151 | 1,001 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 68 | 2,358 | 18.8 |
| 2025 | 63 | 827 | 13.3 |
Cost of power in Jeff Davis County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jeff Davis 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.
- 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.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 9.5 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 Jeff Davis County: FAQ
- How often does Jeff Davis County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jeff Davis County, TX logged 63 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jeff Davis County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,358 customers without power, beginning January 8, 2024 and lasting about 10h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Jeff Davis County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 5 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Jeff Davis County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, AEP Texas North Company, Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jeff Davis County.
79734, 79854
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | 3.4 hrs | Live · county | |
| AEP Texas North Company | 2.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | 3.2 hrs | 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/48243 and /api/v1/counties/48243/history. Live data as of .