Power Outages in Palo Pinto County, TX
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co and United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Fort Belknap Electric Coop Inc and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 14.7 hours.
Palo Pinto County, TX is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Palo Pinto County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/palo-pinto-county
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co and United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Fort Belknap Electric Coop Inc and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~21,993 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Fort Belknap Electric Coop Inc, Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co, United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fort Belknap Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Palo Pinto 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76067 | 356 | 16 | 309 | ≤11 |
| 76449 | 43 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 76484 | 22 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 76472 | 19 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 76453 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 76475 | ≤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 Palo Pinto County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Palo Pinto County right now.
Palo Pinto County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Flood Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
Latest Palo Pinto County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 255 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 634 customers out (5.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 841 customers out (7.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Palo Pinto County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Palo Pinto County went about 14.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,836 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 14.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 6,836 customers out) · decade average 9.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 303 | 3,096 | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 65 | 286 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 661 | 6,025 | 13.8 |
| 2019 | 628 | 4,242 | 8.7 |
| 2020 | 673 | 2,348 | 4.0 |
| 2021 | 657 | 6,836 | 29.3 |
| 2022 | 681 | 2,774 | 7.0 |
| 2023 | 683 | 2,398 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | 715 | 4,540 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 692 | 4,040 | 14.7 |
Cost of power in Palo Pinto County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Palo Pinto 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.
- Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX)15.1¢117,857 cust
- United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX)13.9¢91,268 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 high winds exposure · 9.5 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 Palo Pinto County: FAQ
- How often does Palo Pinto County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Palo Pinto County, TX logged 692 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 14.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Palo Pinto County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,836 customers without power, beginning February 14, 2021 and lasting about 4d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Palo Pinto County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Palo Pinto County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Palo Pinto County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co, United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Palo Pinto County.
76067, 76449, 76453, 76472, 76475, 76484
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) | 3.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) | 2.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | Live · total only | |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Fort Belknap 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/48363 and /api/v1/counties/48363/history.