Power Outages in Somervell County, TX
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co and United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Somervell County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co and United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~10,202 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co, United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Somervell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76043 | 91 | ≤11 | 76 | 0 |
| 76077 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 76070 | ≤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 Somervell County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Somervell County right now.
Somervell County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Latest Somervell County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,667 customers out (25% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 122 customers out (1.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Somervell County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Somervell County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,223 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 2.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 3,075 customers out) · decade average 6.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15 | 224 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 304 | 1,245 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 353 | 1,991 | 8.7 |
| 2020 | 269 | 1,215 | 5.3 |
| 2021 | 247 | 3,075 | 29.6 |
| 2022 | 230 | 2,147 | 8.5 |
| 2023 | 260 | 3,223 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 297 | 1,492 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 335 | 1,730 | 2.4 |
Cost of power in Somervell County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Somervell 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.
- United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX)13.9¢91,268 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 Low ice storms exposure · 6.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Somervell County: FAQ
- How often does Somervell County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Somervell County, TX logged 335 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Somervell County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,223 customers without power, beginning April 30, 2023 and lasting about 3h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Somervell County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Somervell County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Somervell County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Texas-New Mexico Power Co, United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Somervell County.
76043, 76070, 76077
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) | 2.0 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/48425 and /api/v1/counties/48425/history.