Power Outages in Smith County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Smith County, TX across 1 reported incident. Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn - (TX), Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Southwestern Electric Power Co, Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp 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 5.6 hours.
Smith County, TX is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/smith-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Smith County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/smith-county
0.0%of this county's ~145,612 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn - (TX), Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Southwestern Electric Power Co, Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp, Wood County Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn - (TX) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wood County Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Smith 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 (14)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75703 | 433 | 19 | 298 | ≤11 |
| 75701 | 349 | ≤11 | 235 | ≤11 |
| 75771 | 306 | ≤11 | 231 | ≤11 |
| 75702 | 216 | ≤11 | 146 | ≤11 |
| 75707 | 198 | ≤11 | 142 | ≤11 |
| 75762 | 161 | ≤11 | 108 | ≤11 |
| 75791 | 135 | ≤11 | 93 | ≤11 |
| 75704 | 130 | ≤11 | 105 | ≤11 |
| 75706 | 94 | ≤11 | 70 | ≤11 |
| 75792 | 58 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 75750 | 57 | ≤11 | 44 | 0 |
| 75708 | 53 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 75709 | 49 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 75705 | 26 | ≤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 Smith County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Smith County right now.
Smith County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×2
Latest Smith County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 25m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 363 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 680 customers out (0.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 506 customers out (0.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Smith County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Smith Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Smith County went about 5.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 71,890 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 5.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 71,890 customers out) · decade average 9.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 511 | 6,242 | 3.2 |
| 2016 | 57 | 323 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 188 | 2,235 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 852 | 10,745 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 745 | 11,573 | 6.1 |
| 2020 | 797 | 12,101 | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 698 | 42,339 | 20.6 |
| 2022 | 699 | 33,192 | 11.6 |
| 2023 | 629 | 42,079 | 22.5 |
| 2024 | 612 | 71,890 | 28.6 |
| 2025 | 699 | 14,531 | 5.6 |
Cost of power in Smith County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Smith 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
- Wood County Electric Coop, Inc12.8¢36,173 cust
- Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn - (TX)14.8¢22,613 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 · 9.8 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 Smith County: FAQ
- How often does Smith County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Smith County, TX logged 699 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Smith County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 71,890 customers without power, beginning May 28, 2024 and lasting about 13d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Smith County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Smith County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn - (TX), Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Southwestern Electric Power Co, Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp, Wood County Electric Coop, Inc.
Tyler. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Smith County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Smith County.
75701, 75702, 75703, 75704, 75705, 75706, 75707, 75708, 75709, 75711, 75750, 75762, 75771, 75791, 75792
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 | - |
| Wood County Electric Coop, Inc | 15.6 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/48423 and /api/v1/counties/48423/history. Live data as of .