Power Outages in Lubbock County, TX
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, about 10 customers are without power in Lubbock County, TX across 3 reported incidents. There is no live feed for City of Lubbock - (TX), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.
Lubbock County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/lubbock-county
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- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lubbock County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/lubbock-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Lubbock - (TX).
0.1%of this county's ~169,996 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Lubbock - (TX). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 120 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 10 | - | - | - | 3 | - | |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Lubbock - (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, South Plains Electric Coop Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Lubbock County3
Individual outages as listed by South Plains Electric Coop Inc, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | - | - | - | South Plains Electric Coop Inc | |
| 2 | - | - | - | South Plains Electric Coop Inc | |
| 2 | - | - | - | South Plains Electric Coop Inc |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lubbock 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 (17)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79424 | 671 | 30 | 564 | ≤11 |
| 79423 | 555 | 30 | 474 | ≤11 |
| 79416 | 373 | 22 | 320 | ≤11 |
| 79403 | 336 | 22 | 292 | ≤11 |
| 79413 | 285 | 16 | 253 | ≤11 |
| 79414 | 230 | ≤11 | 198 | ≤11 |
| 79415 | 206 | 18 | 164 | ≤11 |
| 79412 | 172 | ≤11 | 146 | ≤11 |
| 79364 | 142 | ≤11 | 125 | ≤11 |
| 79404 | 129 | ≤11 | 111 | ≤11 |
| 79382 | 121 | ≤11 | 107 | ≤11 |
| 79411 | 79 | ≤11 | 66 | 0 |
| 79363 | 71 | ≤11 | 64 | 0 |
| 79410 | 68 | ≤11 | 61 | 0 |
| 79401 | 58 | ≤11 | 42 | ≤11 |
| 79329 | 53 | ≤11 | 48 | 0 |
| 79366 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 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 Lubbock County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lubbock County right now.
Lubbock County has been under 40 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×20
- Flash Flood Warning ×11
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Flood Watch ×1
Latest Lubbock County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 31m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 431 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 813 customers out (0.5% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 523 customers out (0.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lubbock 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 Lubbock Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lubbock County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 25,300 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 2.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 17,108 customers out) · decade average 1.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 170 | 1,366 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 184 | 3,100 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 236 | 3,981 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 333 | 3,119 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 671 | 12,613 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 1,114 | 17,108 | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 781 | 25,300 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 815 | 5,010 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | 778 | 12,686 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 897 | 8,635 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | 625 | 17,041 | 2.1 |
Cost of power in Lubbock County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lubbock 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
- Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc10.3¢9,163 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 High high winds exposure · 1.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Lubbock County: FAQ
- How often does Lubbock County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lubbock County, TX logged 625 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lubbock County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 25,300 customers without power, beginning May 29, 2021 and lasting about 11h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Lubbock County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 10 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lubbock County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include South Plains Electric Coop Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
Lubbock. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Lubbock County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lubbock County.
79329, 79350, 79363, 79364, 79366, 79382, 79401, 79402, 79403, 79404, 79406, 79410, 79411, 79412, 79413, 79414, 79415, 79416, 79423, 79424
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 · county | - |
| Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc | 4.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Lubbock - (TX) | 1.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | - | 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/48303 and /api/v1/counties/48303/history. Live data as of .