Power Outages in King County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in King County, TX across 1 reported incident. AEP Texas North Company and South Plains Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
King County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/king-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in King County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/king-county
Not counted: no live feed for Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX).
0.0%of this county's ~186 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas North Company, South Plains Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in King 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79248 | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 79236 | ≤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 King County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for King County right now.
King County has been under 51 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Warning on October 15, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×19
- Flood Warning ×8
- Tornado Warning ×6
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
Latest King County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 404 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in King 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 King Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
EAGLE-I historical coverage for this county is limited.
The US EIA reports Texas utilities averaged 3.7 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 98 customers out) · decade average 2.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 19 | 33 | 5.3 |
| 2019 | 11 | 29 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 19 | 29 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 16 | 33 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 21 | 33 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 56 | 98 | 7.5 |
| 2025 | 169 | 395 | - |
Cost of power in King County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for King 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.
- Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX)15.1¢117,857 cust
- South Plains Electric Coop Inc11.0¢58,726 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 · 2.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in King County: FAQ
- How often does King County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, King County, TX logged 169 distinct outage events in 2025.
- What was the worst power outage in King County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 404 customers without power, beginning October 14, 2026 and lasting about 2h 10m.
- Is there a power outage in King County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve King County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include South Plains Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within King County.
79236
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) | 3.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| South Plains 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/48269 and /api/v1/counties/48269/history. Live data as of .