Power Outages in Kaufman County, TX
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.9 hours.
Kaufman County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kaufman County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/kaufman-county
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~82,087 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Kaufman 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75126 | 327 | 20 | 234 | 20 |
| 75160 | 231 | 13 | 189 | ≤11 |
| 75142 | 199 | ≤11 | 168 | ≤11 |
| 75161 | 89 | ≤11 | 76 | 0 |
| 75114 | 73 | ≤11 | 58 | ≤11 |
| 75158 | 56 | ≤11 | 50 | ≤11 |
| 75157 | ≤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 Kaufman County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kaufman County right now.
Kaufman County has been under 30 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×12
- Heat Advisory ×7
- Flood Watch ×5
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Kaufman County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 657 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,459 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,454 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,461 customers out (1.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Kaufman County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kaufman County went about 3.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 43,490 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 3.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 43,490 customers out) · decade average 4.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 379 | 4,202 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 61 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 756 | 9,241 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 942 | 8,722 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 946 | 6,940 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 1,047 | 5,348 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 1,038 | 26,786 | 10.8 |
| 2022 | 998 | 23,737 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 1,099 | 3,619 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 1,028 | 43,490 | 17.8 |
| 2025 | 908 | 7,989 | 3.9 |
Cost of power in Kaufman County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kaufman 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.
- Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)12.0¢88,221 cust
- Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc12.2¢82,224 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 Moderate tornadoes exposure · 4.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Kaufman County: FAQ
- How often does Kaufman County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kaufman County, TX logged 908 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kaufman County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 43,490 customers without power, beginning May 28, 2024 and lasting about 8d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Kaufman County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Kaufman County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Kaufman County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kaufman County.
75114, 75126, 75142, 75143, 75157, 75158, 75160, 75161
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) | 1.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc | 3.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | 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/48257 and /api/v1/counties/48257/history.