Power Outages in Motley County, TX
AEP Texas Central Company, AEP Texas North Company, South Plains Electric Coop Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.8 hours.
Motley County, TX is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Motley County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/motley-county
AEP Texas Central Company, AEP Texas North Company, South Plains Electric Coop Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~624 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Lighthouse 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: AEP Texas Central Company, AEP Texas North Company, South Plains Electric Coop Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AEP Texas North Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Motley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79244 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 79256 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 79234 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 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 Motley County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Motley County right now.
Motley County has been under 46 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Warning on October 15, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×25
- Flood Warning ×7
- Flood Watch ×6
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
Latest Motley County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 245 customers out (30% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Motley County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Motley County went about 6.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 556 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 6.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 556 customers out) · decade average 11.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 32 | 242 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 81 | 524 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 63 | 514 | 4.0 |
| 2020 | 63 | 556 | 38.0 |
| 2021 | 81 | 56 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 71 | 247 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 84 | 556 | 39.8 |
| 2024 | 153 | 556 | 18.9 |
| 2025 | 100 | 245 | 6.8 |
Cost of power in Motley County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Motley 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
- South Plains Electric Coop Inc11.0¢58,726 cust
- Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc16.2¢3,880 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 Low wildfire exposure · 11.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Motley County: FAQ
- How often does Motley County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Motley County, TX logged 100 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Motley County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 556 customers without power, beginning May 2, 2024 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Motley County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Motley County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Motley County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, AEP Texas North Company, South Plains Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Motley County.
79234, 79244, 79256
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | 3.4 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | 6.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| AEP Texas North Company | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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/48345 and /api/v1/counties/48345/history.