Power Outages in Oldham County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Oldham County, TX across 1 reported incident. Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc, Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 17.5 hours.
Oldham County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/oldham-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Oldham County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/oldham-county
Not counted: no live feed for Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM).
0.0%of this county's ~3,859 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc, Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Oldham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79092 | 22 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 79098 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 79001 | ≤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 Oldham County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Oldham County right now.
Oldham County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×9
- Flood Warning ×7
- Flood Advisory ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
Hardest-hit cities in Oldham County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Oldham Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Oldham County went about 17.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 948 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 17.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 569 customers out) · decade average 12.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 97 | 858 | 3.6 |
| 2016 | 61 | 948 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 91 | 948 | 13.8 |
| 2018 | 108 | 227 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 147 | 569 | 30.4 |
| 2020 | 174 | 948 | 29.8 |
| 2021 | 135 | 948 | 16.4 |
| 2022 | 125 | 914 | 9.7 |
| 2023 | 147 | 948 | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 175 | 948 | 6.5 |
| 2025 | 186 | 584 | 17.5 |
Cost of power in Oldham County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Oldham 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
- Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc8.6¢2,993 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 Low high winds exposure · 12.4 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 Oldham County: FAQ
- How often does Oldham County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Oldham County, TX logged 186 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 17.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Oldham County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 948 customers without power, beginning February 16, 2021 and lasting about 8h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Oldham County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Oldham County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Oldham County.
79001, 79092
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 | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | 3.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc | 8.6 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/48359 and /api/v1/counties/48359/history. Live data as of .