Power Outages in Sterling County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Sterling County, TX across 1 reported incident. AEP Texas North Company, Concho Valley Elec Coop Inc and Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 28.7 hours.
Sterling County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/sterling-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sterling County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/sterling-county
0.0%of this county's ~1,904 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas North Company, Concho Valley Elec Coop Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Concho Valley Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Sterling 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76951 | ≤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 Sterling County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sterling County right now.
Sterling County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
Latest Sterling County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 194 customers out (10% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 113 customers out (9.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Sterling 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 Sterling Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sterling County went about 28.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,197 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 28.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 967 customers out) · decade average 19.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22 | 43 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 8 | 15 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 78 | 725 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 161 | 841 | 13.2 |
| 2020 | 184 | 862 | 24.9 |
| 2021 | 156 | 967 | 62.8 |
| 2022 | 188 | 1,197 | 21.9 |
| 2023 | 163 | 971 | 24.7 |
| 2024 | 156 | 342 | 15.1 |
| 2025 | 103 | 924 | 28.7 |
Cost of power in Sterling County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sterling 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.
- Concho Valley Elec Coop Inc13.5¢12,230 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 wildfire exposure · 19.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Sterling County: FAQ
- How often does Sterling County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sterling County, TX logged 103 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 28.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sterling County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,197 customers without power, beginning April 24, 2022 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Sterling County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Sterling County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas North Company, Concho Valley Elec Coop Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sterling County.
76951
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Concho Valley Elec Coop Inc | 6.1 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/48431 and /api/v1/counties/48431/history. Live data as of .