Power Outages in Potter County, TX
Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.6 hours.
Potter County, TX is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Potter County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/potter-county
Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~62,479 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rita Blanca Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Potter 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79106 | 404 | ≤11 | 359 | ≤11 |
| 79107 | 289 | 12 | 261 | ≤11 |
| 79108 | 199 | ≤11 | 178 | ≤11 |
| 79124 | 166 | ≤11 | 141 | ≤11 |
| 79102 | 99 | 0 | 87 | ≤11 |
| 79101 | 90 | ≤11 | 86 | 0 |
| 79104 | 84 | ≤11 | 78 | ≤11 |
| 79111 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 79012 | ≤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 Potter County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Potter County has been under 75 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×23
- Flood Warning ×16
- Tornado Warning ×13
- Flood Advisory ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
Latest Potter County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 513 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 10m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 810 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,780 customers out (4.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,864 customers out (4.8% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,107 customers out (2.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Potter County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Potter County went about 10.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 19,503 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 10.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 14,440 customers out) · decade average 5.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 630 | 7,303 | 3.6 |
| 2016 | 631 | 4,516 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 727 | 5,588 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 961 | 5,656 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 859 | 14,440 | 13.5 |
| 2020 | 813 | 9,675 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 741 | 17,946 | 6.5 |
| 2022 | 947 | 5,308 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 938 | 4,833 | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 941 | 10,888 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 994 | 19,503 | 10.6 |
Cost of power in Potter County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Potter 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
- 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.
Very High winter weather exposure · 5.6 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 Potter County: FAQ
- How often does Potter County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Potter County, TX logged 994 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Potter County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 19,503 customers without power, beginning March 14, 2025 and lasting about 3d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Potter County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Potter County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Potter County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Potter County.
79010, 79058, 79101, 79102, 79103, 79104, 79106, 79107, 79108, 79111, 79124
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 | - |
| 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/48375 and /api/v1/counties/48375/history.