Power Outages in Moore County, TX
Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.1 hours.
Moore County, TX is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Moore County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/moore-county
Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~12,451 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc | 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 Moore 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79029 | 125 | ≤11 | 115 | ≤11 |
| 79086 | 24 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 79013 | ≤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 Moore County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Moore County right now.
Moore County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Flood Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Freeze Warning ×1
Latest Moore County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 164 customers out (2.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Moore County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Moore County went about 15.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,456 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 15.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 6,456 customers out) · decade average 10.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 302 | 1,807 | 6.3 |
| 2016 | 246 | 2,340 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | 327 | 6,456 | 16.1 |
| 2018 | 359 | 5,803 | 4.5 |
| 2019 | 394 | 5,957 | 22.1 |
| 2020 | 393 | 6,456 | 24.4 |
| 2021 | 363 | 4,178 | 10.3 |
| 2022 | 339 | 2,184 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 354 | 3,784 | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 415 | 1,393 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 330 | 4,941 | 15.1 |
Cost of power in Moore County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Moore 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
- Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc8.4¢1,166 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 winter weather exposure · 10.4 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 Moore County: FAQ
- How often does Moore County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Moore County, TX logged 330 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Moore County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,456 customers without power, beginning May 13, 2017 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Moore County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Moore County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Moore County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Moore County.
79013, 79029
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 | - |
| Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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/48341 and /api/v1/counties/48341/history.