Power Outages in Martin County, TX
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc in Martin County, TX. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.2 hours.
Martin County, TX is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/martin-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Martin County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/martin-county
No active outages are reported by Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc in Martin County.
100%of this county's ~3,935 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · county | 0 | 8,049 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 357 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Martin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79782 | 39 | 0 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 79783 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79749 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 79713 | ≤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 Martin County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Martin County right now.
Martin County has been under 30 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
Latest Martin County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4d 3h
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 330 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,000 customers out (12% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 281 customers out (3.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 24m
Hardest-hit cities in Martin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Martin County went about 13.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,726 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 13.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 3,726 customers out) · decade average 12.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 142 | 1,526 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | 14 | 247 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 481 | 1,615 | 6.7 |
| 2019 | 630 | 606 | 11.2 |
| 2020 | 608 | 824 | 8.0 |
| 2021 | 606 | 3,726 | 47.5 |
| 2022 | 640 | 1,507 | 9.3 |
| 2023 | 612 | 1,398 | 11.7 |
| 2024 | 592 | 1,483 | 9.7 |
| 2025 | 597 | 967 | 13.2 |
Cost of power in Martin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Martin 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.
- 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.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 12.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Martin County: FAQ
- How often does Martin County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Martin County, TX logged 597 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Martin County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,726 customers without power, beginning February 12, 2021 and lasting about 8d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Martin County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Martin County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Martin County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Martin County.
79705, 79713, 79749, 79782, 79783
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc | 4.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | 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/48317 and /api/v1/counties/48317/history.