Power Outages in Rains County, TX
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Southwestern Electric Power Co, Texas-New Mexico Power Co and Wood County Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
Rains County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rains County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/rains-county
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Southwestern Electric Power Co, Texas-New Mexico Power Co and Wood County Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~9,100 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Southwestern Electric Power Co, Texas-New Mexico Power Co, Wood County Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wood County Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Rains 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75440 | 124 | ≤11 | 102 | 0 |
| 75472 | 70 | ≤11 | 59 | ≤11 |
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 Rains County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rains County right now.
Rains County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×7
- Flood Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Rains County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rains County went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,322 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 3.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 5,322 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 | 47 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 6 | 51 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 17 | 78 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 99 | 252 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 410 | 3,723 | 4.9 |
| 2020 | 505 | 2,622 | 4.0 |
| 2021 | 447 | 3,560 | 12.4 |
| 2022 | 456 | 3,465 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 449 | 5,322 | 14.5 |
| 2024 | 512 | 3,413 | 7.4 |
| 2025 | 471 | 1,489 | 3.3 |
Cost of power in Rains County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rains 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 Electric Power Co12.6¢157,119 cust
- Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)12.0¢88,221 cust
- Wood County Electric Coop, Inc12.8¢36,173 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 ice storms exposure · 4.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Rains County: FAQ
- How often does Rains County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rains County, TX logged 471 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rains County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,322 customers without power, beginning September 25, 2023 and lasting about 1d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Rains County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rains County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rains County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Texas-New Mexico Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rains County.
75440, 75472
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 7.5 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) | 1.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Wood County Electric Coop, Inc | 15.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | - | 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/48379 and /api/v1/counties/48379/history.