Power Outages in Shelby County, TX
Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc, Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Electric Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Timpson - (TX). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.8 hours.
Shelby County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/shelby-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Shelby County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/shelby-county
Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc, Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Electric Power Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Timpson - (TX): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,566 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Timpson - (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, Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Timpson - (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Shelby 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75935 | 121 | ≤11 | 93 | ≤11 |
| 75954 | 56 | ≤11 | 47 | 0 |
| 75975 | 41 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 75973 | 38 | 0 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 75974 | 28 | ≤11 | 21 | 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 Shelby County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Shelby County right now.
Shelby County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Latest Shelby County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 31m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 483 customers out (3.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 9m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 230 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,333 customers out (8.3% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 243 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
Hardest-hit cities in Shelby County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Shelby County went about 13.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,178 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 13.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,178 customers out) · decade average 6.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 114 | 3,258 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | 142 | 1,095 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 140 | 1,087 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 230 | 1,140 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 303 | 1,160 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 404 | 3,727 | 10.7 |
| 2021 | 314 | 2,567 | 9.1 |
| 2022 | 321 | 1,366 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 347 | 3,770 | 7.9 |
| 2024 | 334 | 4,178 | 14.8 |
| 2025 | 772 | 3,609 | 13.8 |
Cost of power in Shelby County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Shelby 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
- Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc14.1¢40,593 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 · 6.5 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 Shelby County: FAQ
- How often does Shelby County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Shelby County, TX logged 772 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Shelby County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,178 customers without power, beginning May 28, 2024 and lasting about 11d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Shelby County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Shelby County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Shelby County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc, Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Shelby County.
75935, 75954, 75973, 75974, 75975
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 | |
| Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc | 18.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc | 9.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Timpson - (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/48419 and /api/v1/counties/48419/history.