Power Outages in Morris County, TX
Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co and Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 23.5 hours.
Morris County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Morris County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/morris-county
Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co and Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~8,693 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co, Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Morris 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75638 | 74 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 75571 | 61 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 75668 | 39 | ≤11 | 35 | ≤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 Morris County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Morris County right now.
Morris County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Latest Morris County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8d 6h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 109 customers out (1.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Morris County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Morris County went about 23.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,132 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 23.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 3,252 customers out) · decade average 16.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 161 | 1,950 | 11.9 |
| 2016 | 156 | 485 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 188 | 1,893 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 457 | 3,050 | 10.9 |
| 2019 | 553 | 1,712 | 14.7 |
| 2020 | 606 | 2,176 | 15.8 |
| 2021 | 446 | 3,019 | 6.0 |
| 2022 | 448 | 1,922 | 13.3 |
| 2023 | 491 | 3,252 | 47.0 |
| 2024 | 555 | 4,132 | 33.8 |
| 2025 | 530 | 2,711 | 23.5 |
Cost of power in Morris County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Morris 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 Electric Power Co12.6¢157,119 cust
- Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp12.7¢44,971 cust
- Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc13.3¢34,727 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 · 16.5 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 Morris County: FAQ
- How often does Morris County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Morris County, TX logged 530 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 23.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Morris County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,132 customers without power, beginning April 26, 2024 and lasting about 4d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Morris County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Morris County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Morris County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Morris County.
75571, 75638, 75668
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 7.5 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp | 22.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Bowie-Cass 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/48343 and /api/v1/counties/48343/history.