Power Outages in Midland County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1,930 customers are without power in Midland County, TX across 139 reported incidents. Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Midland County, TX is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/midland-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Midland County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/midland-county
Out for ~4 days. Most outages this size in Midland County are back by now.
Historical average from 294 past outages here, an estimate, not a utility ETA. How long do outages usually last?
0.0%of this county's ~149,463 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Midland 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79705 | 274 | ≤11 | 225 | ≤11 |
| 79701 | 222 | ≤11 | 185 | ≤11 |
| 79707 | 219 | ≤11 | 186 | ≤11 |
| 79706 | 147 | ≤11 | 127 | ≤11 |
| 79703 | 140 | ≤11 | 123 | ≤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 Midland County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Midland County right now.
Midland County has been under 50 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×23
- Flash Flood Warning ×9
- Flood Watch ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
Latest Midland County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 2,085 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 3,532 customers out (2.4% of the county)
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,061 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 841 customers out (0.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Midland 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 Midland Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Midland County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 46,750 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 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 46,750 customers out) · decade average 2.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 490 | 26,039 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 119 | 480 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 873 | 6,238 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 761 | 5,456 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 880 | 10,020 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 861 | 46,750 | 13.5 |
| 2022 | 863 | 9,279 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 844 | 7,141 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 819 | 11,210 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 631 | 3,535 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Midland County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Midland 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
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 tornadoes exposure · 2.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Midland County: FAQ
- How often does Midland County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Midland County, TX logged 631 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Midland County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 46,750 customers without power, beginning February 13, 2021 and lasting about 7d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Midland County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 1,930 customers are currently without power across 139 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Midland County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
Midland. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Midland County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Midland County.
79701, 79703, 79706, 79707, 79765
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 | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | 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/48329 and /api/v1/counties/48329/history. Live data as of .