Power Outages in Lamb County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Lamb County, TX across 1 reported incident. Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc, South Plains Electric Coop Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bailey County Elec Coop Assn, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.0 hours.
Lamb County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/lamb-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lamb County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/lamb-county
Not counted: no live feed for Bailey County Elec Coop Assn.
0.0%of this county's ~12,914 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bailey County Elec Coop Assn. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc, South Plains Electric Coop Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bailey County Elec Coop Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lamb 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79339 | 115 | ≤11 | 99 | ≤11 |
| 79064 | 43 | ≤11 | 42 | ≤11 |
| 79312 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 79326 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 79082 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 79031 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Lamb County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Lamb County has been under 36 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×18
- Flash Flood Warning ×11
- Flood Watch ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Lamb County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 123 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lamb 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 Lamb Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lamb County went about 2.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,604 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 2.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 3,604 customers out) · decade average 1.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 227 | 3,604 | 4.3 |
| 2016 | 184 | 1,263 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 205 | 2,769 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 249 | 621 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 306 | 1,713 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 209 | 1,964 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 241 | 1,702 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 202 | 1,695 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 251 | 3,466 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 252 | 2,357 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 296 | 1,336 | 2.0 |
Cost of power in Lamb County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lamb 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.
- Southwestern Public Service Co13.9¢223,685 cust
- South Plains Electric Coop Inc11.0¢58,726 cust
- Bailey County Elec Coop Assn9.8¢3,461 cust
- Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc9.8¢2,799 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 High high winds exposure · 1.9 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 Lamb County: FAQ
- How often does Lamb County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lamb County, TX logged 296 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lamb County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,604 customers without power, beginning November 27, 2015 and lasting about 16h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Lamb County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lamb County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lamb County.
79031, 79064, 79082, 79312, 79326, 79339, 79369
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Public Service Co | 6.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Lamb County Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Bailey County Elec Coop Assn | - | 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/48279 and /api/v1/counties/48279/history. Live data as of .