Power Outages in Sabine County, TX
Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc and Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Hemphill - (TX). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 24.9 hours.
Sabine County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sabine County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/sabine-county
Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc and Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Hemphill - (TX): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,026 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Hemphill - (TX). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc, Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Hemphill - (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Sabine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75948 | 120 | ≤11 | 107 | ≤11 |
| 75968 | 34 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 75959 | 19 | ≤11 | 17 | ≤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 Sabine County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sabine County right now.
Sabine County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Latest Sabine County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 29m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 910 customers out (9.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 340 customers out (3.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Sabine County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sabine County went about 24.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,026 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 24.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 5,026 customers out) · decade average 8.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 585 | 5,026 | 24.9 |
Cost of power in Sabine County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sabine 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.
- Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc14.1¢40,593 cust
- Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc14.1¢21,316 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 · 8.3 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 Sabine County: FAQ
- How often does Sabine County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sabine County, TX logged 585 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 24.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sabine County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,026 customers without power, beginning March 19, 2025 and lasting about 9h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Sabine County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sabine County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sabine County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sabine County.
75948, 75959, 75968
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc | 18.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc | 19.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Hemphill - (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/48403 and /api/v1/counties/48403/history.