Power Outages in Milam County, TX
Bartlett Electric Coop, Inc, Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc, Entergy Texas Inc., Heart of Texas Electric Coop and Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
Milam County, TX is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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Bartlett Electric Coop, Inc, Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc, Entergy Texas Inc., Heart of Texas Electric Coop and Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~11,679 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Bartlett Electric Coop, Inc, Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc, Entergy Texas Inc., Heart of Texas Electric Coop, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlett Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Entergy Texas Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Heart of Texas Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Milam 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76567 | 120 | ≤11 | 99 | ≤11 |
| 76520 | 85 | ≤11 | 59 | ≤11 |
| 76577 | 44 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 77857 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 76556 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 76523 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 76519 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 76518 | ≤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 Milam County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Milam County right now.
Milam County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×7
- Flood Watch ×5
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Milam County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 266 customers out (1.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Milam County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Milam County went about 5.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,335 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 5.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 6,335 customers out) · decade average 11.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 278 | 1,690 | 5.0 |
| 2016 | 43 | 287 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 97 | 1,771 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 537 | 2,253 | 6.0 |
| 2019 | 493 | 1,542 | 6.9 |
| 2020 | 482 | 2,192 | 6.8 |
| 2021 | 489 | 2,144 | 23.4 |
| 2022 | 539 | 911 | 6.7 |
| 2023 | 489 | 6,335 | 56.6 |
| 2024 | 440 | 2,702 | 9.6 |
| 2025 | 437 | 1,080 | 5.6 |
Cost of power in Milam County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Milam 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.
- Entergy Texas Inc.13.9¢469,094 cust
- Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc11.6¢119,030 cust
- Heart of Texas Electric Coop11.9¢18,476 cust
- Bartlett Electric Coop, Inc15.2¢12,402 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 tornadoes exposure · 11.6 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 Milam County: FAQ
- How often does Milam County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Milam County, TX logged 437 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Milam County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,335 customers without power, beginning February 1, 2023 and lasting about 8d.
- Is there a power outage in Milam County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Milam County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Milam County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Texas Inc., Heart of Texas Electric Coop, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Milam County.
76518, 76519, 76520, 76523, 76556, 76567, 76577, 77857
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Texas Inc. | 6.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc | 1.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Heart of Texas Electric Coop | 3.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Bartlett Electric Coop, Inc | 3.6 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/48331 and /api/v1/counties/48331/history.