Power Outages in Newton County, TX
As of October 19, 2026 11:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc, Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc and Entergy Texas Inc. in Newton County, TX. There is no live feed for City of Newton - (TX). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.6 hours.
Newton County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 11:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Newton County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 11:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/newton-county
No active outages are reported by Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc, Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc and Entergy Texas Inc. in Newton County.
No live feed for City of Newton - (TX): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~4,241 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Newton - (TX). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 5,750 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,993 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Entergy Texas Inc. | Live · county | 0 | 22 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Newton - (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc, Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc and Entergy Texas Inc. reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Newton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75966 | 61 | ≤11 | 49 | 0 |
| 77614 | 19 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 75932 | 19 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 75933 | 15 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 75928 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 75977 | ≤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 Newton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Newton County right now.
Newton County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Red Flag Warning ×5
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Newton County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 270 customers out (3.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 1m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 270 customers out (3.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 140 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 308 customers out (4.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Newton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Newton County went about 9.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,016 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 9.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 43 customers out) · decade average 3.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 37 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 49 | 84 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 153 | 138 | 8.0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 43 | 9.9 |
| 2022 | 16 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 18 | 33 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 44 | 130 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 233 | 1,016 | 9.6 |
Cost of power in Newton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Newton 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
- Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc14.1¢40,593 cust
- Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc14.1¢21,316 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 hurricanes exposure · 3.2 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 Newton County: FAQ
- How often does Newton County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Newton County, TX logged 233 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Newton County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,016 customers without power, beginning August 19, 2025 and lasting about 5h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Newton County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Newton County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Newton County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc, Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Newton County.
75928, 75932, 75933, 75966, 75977, 77614
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 · county | - |
| Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc | 18.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc | 19.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Newton - (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/48351 and /api/v1/counties/48351/history.