Power Outages in Knox County, TX
AEP Texas North Company publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 92.4 hours.
Knox County, TX is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/knox-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Knox County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/knox-county
AEP Texas North Company publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,779 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | 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 Knox 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79529 | 17 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 76371 | 16 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 79505 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 76363 | ≤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 Knox County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Knox County right now.
Knox County has been under 36 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×15
- Flood Advisory ×10
- Flood Watch ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Knox County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Knox County went about 92.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 551 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 92.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 551 customers out) · decade average 38.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 40 | 187 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 19 | 551 | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 182 | 551 | 22.4 |
| 2019 | 235 | 495 | 13.9 |
| 2020 | 300 | 551 | 91.1 |
| 2021 | 288 | 551 | 68.4 |
| 2022 | 331 | 551 | 15.9 |
| 2023 | 399 | 551 | 38.2 |
| 2024 | 346 | 551 | 36.6 |
| 2025 | 398 | 551 | 92.4 |
Cost of power in Knox County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Knox 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
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 high winds exposure · 38.4 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 Knox County: FAQ
- How often does Knox County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Knox County, TX logged 398 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 92.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Knox County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 551 customers without power, beginning June 24, 2023 and lasting about 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Knox County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Knox County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Knox County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas North Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Knox County.
76363, 76371, 79505, 79529
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 | - |
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/48275 and /api/v1/counties/48275/history.