Power Outages in Pecos County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 44 customers are without power in Pecos County, TX across 1 reported incident. AEP Texas North Company, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc and Texas-New Mexico Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 49.5 hours.
Pecos County, TX is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/pecos-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pecos County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/pecos-county
Not counted: no live feed for Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~9,533 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Southwest Texas Elec 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 North Company, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc, Texas-New Mexico Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Pecos 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79735 | 114 | ≤11 | 95 | ≤11 |
| 79744 | 13 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 79743 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 79730 | ≤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 Pecos County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Pecos County right now.
Pecos County has been under 118 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×63
- Flash Flood Warning ×26
- Special Weather Statement ×12
- Flood Watch ×9
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Tornado Warning ×3
Latest Pecos County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 30m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 120 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8h 45m
Hardest-hit cities in Pecos 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 Pecos Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pecos County went about 49.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,846 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 49.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,846 customers out) · decade average 34.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 179 | 804 | 15.1 |
| 2017 | 39 | 142 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 663 | 1,118 | 32.1 |
| 2019 | 659 | 987 | 24.3 |
| 2020 | 680 | 1,208 | 18.0 |
| 2021 | 440 | 1,846 | 101.1 |
| 2022 | 484 | 1,846 | 37.0 |
| 2023 | 496 | 1,724 | 19.5 |
| 2024 | 63 | 950 | 49.2 |
| 2025 | 166 | 1,846 | 49.5 |
Cost of power in Pecos County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pecos 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.
- Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc18.3¢9,371 cust
- Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc14.6¢5,934 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 ice storms exposure · 34.6 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 Pecos County: FAQ
- How often does Pecos County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pecos County, TX logged 166 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 49.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pecos County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,846 customers without power, beginning April 22, 2025 and lasting about 23d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Pecos County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 44 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Pecos County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas North Company, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc, Texas-New Mexico Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pecos County.
79730, 79735, 79743
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | 3.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | Live · total only | |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Southwest Texas Elec 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/48371 and /api/v1/counties/48371/history. Live data as of .