Power Outages in Reeves County, TX
AEP Texas Central Company, 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. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 50.8 hours.
Reeves County, TX is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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AEP Texas Central Company, AEP Texas North Company, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc and Texas-New Mexico Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~8,863 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company, 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 Central Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Reeves 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79772 | 65 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 79785 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 79718 | ≤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 Reeves County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Reeves County right now.
Reeves County has been under 60 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×21
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×16
- Flood Watch ×12
- Flash Flood Warning ×7
- Wind Advisory ×4
Latest Reeves County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 321 customers out (3.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Reeves County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Reeves County went about 50.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,724 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 50.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,527 customers out) · decade average 28.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 43 | 61 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 31 | 59 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 679 | 1,012 | 28.5 |
| 2019 | 672 | 1,226 | 39.6 |
| 2020 | 641 | 1,289 | 14.3 |
| 2021 | 527 | 1,527 | 54.7 |
| 2022 | 566 | 1,724 | 32.5 |
| 2023 | 544 | 1,724 | 37.0 |
| 2024 | 50 | 1,268 | 26.6 |
| 2025 | 399 | 1,315 | 50.8 |
Cost of power in Reeves County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Reeves 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
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 Moderate high winds exposure · 28.5 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 Reeves County: FAQ
- How often does Reeves County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Reeves County, TX logged 399 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 50.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Reeves County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,724 customers without power, beginning April 19, 2023 and lasting about 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Reeves County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Reeves County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Reeves County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central 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 Reeves County.
79718, 79770, 79772, 79780, 79785
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | 3.4 hrs | Live · total only | |
| 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 |
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/48389 and /api/v1/counties/48389/history.