Power Outages in Swisher County, TX
Southwestern Public Service Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Tulia, Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc and Swisher Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Swisher County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Swisher County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/swisher-county
Southwestern Public Service Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Tulia, Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc and Swisher Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,463 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Tulia, Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc, Swisher Electric Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Tulia | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Swisher Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Swisher 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79088 | 74 | ≤11 | 67 | ≤11 |
| 79052 | 17 | ≤11 | 17 | 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 Swisher County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Swisher County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Flood Watch ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Swisher County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Swisher County went about 1.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,046 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 1.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 1,046 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 117 | 627 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 54 | 174 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 56 | 341 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 84 | 143 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 75 | 125 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 66 | 1,046 | 16.4 |
| 2021 | 81 | 375 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 58 | 490 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 95 | 778 | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 89 | 483 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 76 | 214 | 1.6 |
Cost of power in Swisher County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Swisher 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 Public Service Co13.9¢223,685 cust
- Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc16.2¢3,880 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 · 2.7 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 Swisher County: FAQ
- How often does Swisher County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Swisher County, TX logged 76 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Swisher County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,046 customers without power, beginning October 28, 2020 and lasting about 4d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Swisher County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Swisher County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Swisher County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Swisher County.
79052, 79088
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Public Service Co | 6.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Swisher Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Tulia | - | 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/48437 and /api/v1/counties/48437/history.