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Power Outages in Parmer County, TX

Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bailey County Elec Coop Assn and Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.9 hours.

Parmer County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.

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Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish no county-level figures.

No live feed for Bailey County Elec Coop Assn and Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM): outages in theirservice area won't show here.

Live status by utility · Parmer County

0.0%of this county's ~12,162 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Bailey County Elec Coop Assn, 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, Southwestern Public Service Co.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Deaf Smith Electric Coop, IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Southwestern Public Service CoLive · total onlynot by county------
Bailey County Elec Coop AssnNo live feedcan't see------
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM)No live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Parmer 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.

Power-dependent
101
Oxygen service
38
Dialysis (facility)
22
Home health / hospice
44
By ZIP code (3)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
7903547042≤11
7932536≤11320
79009120≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Parmer County, TX

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Parmer County or any town and utility in it.

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  • Freeze WarningSEVERE
Recent NWS alert activity · Parmer County

Parmer County has been under 41 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.

  • Flash Flood Warning ×16
  • Flood Advisory ×8
  • Tornado Warning ×5
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
  • Flood Watch ×3
  • Special Weather Statement ×2

Latest Parmer County, TX outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 49m

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026

  3. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 108 customers out (1.4% of the county)

  4. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 10m

  5. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 239 customers out (3.1% of the county)

  6. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 14m

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 239 customers out (3.1% of the county)

  8. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 15m

Outage trend · Parmer County, TX
0customers out · peak 1
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Parmer County, TX: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 1 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.81Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Parmer County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

No cities on file for this county

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Parmer County went about 13.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,045 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 13.9 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Parmer County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 2.2h, 2016 0.8h, 2017 0.6h, 2018 1.2h, 2019 3.8h, 2020 4.6h, 2021 9.5h, 2022 5.3h, 2023 8.4h, 2024 7.7h, 2025 13.9h. Highlighted: 2025.0510152.2h20150.8h20160.6h20171.2h20183.8h20194.6h20209.5h20215.3h20228.4h20237.7h202413.9h2025
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Worst year here was 2025 (peak 6,045 customers out) · decade average 5.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
2015961,7052.2
2016831,7140.8
20171078620.6
20181382,1811.2
20192361,0793.8
20204831,2834.6
20215271,7369.5
20224511,7585.3
20235125,2628.4
20244972,0027.7
20255926,04513.9

Cost of power in Parmer County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Parmer 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.

10.7¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 9% since 2015
vs Texas avg 15.9¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
March 14, 20256,0453d 18h
August 3, 20235,26245m
August 16, 20182,1818h 30m
August 31, 20242,0021h 30m
March 22, 20251,8021d 23h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 5.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneVery Low
TornadoRelatively Low
Ice stormVery Low
Strong windRelatively Low
WildfireRelatively Low
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Power outages in Parmer County: FAQ

How often does Parmer County, TX lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Parmer County, TX logged 592 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Parmer County, TX?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,045 customers without power, beginning March 14, 2025 and lasting about 3d 18h.
Is there a power outage in Parmer County, TX right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Parmer County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Parmer County, TX?
Tracked electric providers include Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
Nearby counties
Bailey CountyCastro CountyCurry CountyDeaf Smith County
ZIP codes in Parmer County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Parmer County.

79009, 79035, 79053, 79325

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Southwestern Public Service Co6.3 hrsLive · total only-
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (NM)3.3 hrsNo live feed-
Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc8.6 hrsLive · total only-
Bailey County Elec Coop Assn-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/48369 and /api/v1/counties/48369/history.