Power Outages in Rusk County, TX
Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn - (TX), Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co and Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.8 hours.
Rusk County, TX is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rusk County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/rusk-county
Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn - (TX), Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co and Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~34,750 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn - (TX), Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co, Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn - (TX) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Rusk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75654 | 157 | ≤11 | 114 | ≤11 |
| 75652 | 149 | ≤11 | 108 | ≤11 |
| 75684 | 119 | ≤11 | 95 | ≤11 |
| 75691 | 52 | 0 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 75681 | 38 | 0 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 75667 | 18 | 0 | 12 | ≤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 Rusk County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rusk County right now.
Rusk County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Air Quality Alert ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Latest Rusk County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 444 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 327 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 861 customers out (3.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Rusk County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rusk County went about 9.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,290 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 9.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 12,840 customers out) · decade average 17.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 533 | 8,777 | 19.9 |
| 2016 | 457 | 3,259 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | 552 | 3,132 | 6.7 |
| 2018 | 686 | 4,148 | 7.0 |
| 2019 | 788 | 13,290 | 13.3 |
| 2020 | 933 | 10,685 | 11.9 |
| 2021 | 847 | 12,312 | 27.2 |
| 2022 | 786 | 5,083 | 18.8 |
| 2023 | 686 | 12,571 | 31.6 |
| 2024 | 701 | 12,840 | 47.3 |
| 2025 | 674 | 4,885 | 9.8 |
Cost of power in Rusk County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rusk 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
- Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp12.7¢44,971 cust
- Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc14.1¢40,593 cust
- Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn - (TX)14.8¢22,613 cust
- Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc13.3¢18,253 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 · 17.9 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 Rusk County: FAQ
- How often does Rusk County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rusk County, TX logged 674 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rusk County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,290 customers without power, beginning August 18, 2019 and lasting about 1d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Rusk County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rusk County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rusk County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn - (TX), Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rusk County.
75641, 75652, 75654, 75658, 75667, 75680, 75681, 75682, 75684, 75687, 75689, 75691, 75784
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 | |
| Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp | 22.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc | 18.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc | 9.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn - (TX) | 14.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | 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/48401 and /api/v1/counties/48401/history.