Power Outages in Montague County, TX
Cooke County Elec Coop Assn, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co and Wise Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Bowie - (TX) and J-A-C Electric Coop Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.3 hours.
Montague County, TX is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Montague County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/montague-county
Cooke County Elec Coop Assn, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co and Wise Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Bowie - (TX) and J-A-C Electric Coop Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~12,979 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Bowie - (TX), J-A-C Electric Coop Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Cooke County Elec Coop Assn, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co, Wise Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooke County Elec Coop Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wise Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Bowie - (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J-A-C Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Montague 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76230 | 145 | ≤11 | 116 | ≤11 |
| 76255 | 78 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 76270 | 30 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 76265 | 23 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 76239 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 76251 | 12 | 0 | ≤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 Montague County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Montague County right now.
Montague County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Flood Warning ×1
Latest Montague County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 18m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 112 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 246 customers out (3.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 200 customers out (2.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 25m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Montague County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Montague County went about 7.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,484 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 7.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 3,066 customers out) · decade average 7.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | 32 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 211 | 1,570 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 352 | 1,576 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 502 | 2,301 | 6.3 |
| 2021 | 473 | 3,066 | 31.5 |
| 2022 | 507 | 4,426 | 8.1 |
| 2023 | 458 | 1,151 | 5.3 |
| 2024 | 432 | 1,114 | 6.1 |
| 2025 | 373 | 6,484 | 7.3 |
Cost of power in Montague County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Montague 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.
- Wise Electric Coop Inc15.3¢20,682 cust
- Cooke County Elec Coop Assn15.5¢16,192 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 ice storms exposure · 7.8 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 Montague County: FAQ
- How often does Montague County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Montague County, TX logged 373 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Montague County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,484 customers without power, beginning April 3, 2025 and lasting about 10h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Montague County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Montague County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Montague County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Cooke County Elec Coop Assn, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co, Wise Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Montague County.
76230, 76239, 76251, 76255, 76261, 76265, 76270
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooke County Elec Coop Assn | 5.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | Live · total only | |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Wise Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| J-A-C Electric Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Bowie - (TX) | - | 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/48337 and /api/v1/counties/48337/history.