Power Outages in Polk County, TX
Entergy Texas Inc. and Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Livingston - (TX). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.4 hours.
Polk County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/polk-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Polk County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/polk-county
Entergy Texas Inc. and Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Livingston - (TX): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~10,383 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Livingston - (TX). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Texas Inc., Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Texas Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Livingston - (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Polk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77351 | 696 | 32 | 549 | 14 |
| 77360 | 131 | ≤11 | 104 | ≤11 |
| 75939 | 59 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 77335 | 25 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 75960 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 75934 | ≤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 Polk County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Polk County right now.
Polk County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Heat Advisory on September 15, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×3
Latest Polk County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 678 customers out (2.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 949 customers out (3.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Polk County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Polk County went about 12.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,122 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 12.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 11,122 customers out) · decade average 25.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78 | 369 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 139 | 773 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 906 | 8,247 | 24.0 |
| 2018 | 1,016 | 1,936 | 8.3 |
| 2019 | 996 | 1,318 | 8.2 |
| 2020 | 895 | 4,246 | 25.3 |
| 2021 | 814 | 6,939 | 19.3 |
| 2022 | 817 | 2,888 | 11.8 |
| 2023 | 870 | 9,179 | 22.7 |
| 2024 | 661 | 11,122 | 146.3 |
| 2025 | 899 | 3,683 | 12.4 |
Cost of power in Polk County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Polk 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
- Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc14.2¢88,424 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 High high winds exposure · 25.6 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 Polk County: FAQ
- How often does Polk County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Polk County, TX logged 899 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Polk County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,122 customers without power, beginning July 8, 2024 and lasting about 8d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Polk County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Polk County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Polk County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Texas Inc., Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Polk County.
75934, 75939, 75960, 77326, 77335, 77350, 77351, 77360
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 · total only | - |
| Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc | 7.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Livingston - (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/48373 and /api/v1/counties/48373/history.