Power Outages in Throckmorton County, TX
Is there a power outage in Throckmorton County, TX right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, no outages are reported by AEP Texas North Company and Big Country Electric Coop, Inc in Throckmorton County, TX. There is no live feed for Fort Belknap Electric Coop Inc and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX).
Throckmorton County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.6 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Throckmorton County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/throckmorton-county
No active outages are reported by AEP Texas North Company and Big Country Electric Coop, Inc in Throckmorton County.
No live feed for Fort Belknap Electric Coop Inc and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Throckmorton County, TX
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for AEP Texas North Company, Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX), Big Country Electric Coop, Inc and Fort Belknap Electric Coop Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
65%of this county's ~1,568 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Fort Belknap Electric Coop Inc, Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | Live · county | 0 | 990 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Big Country Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 27 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Fort Belknap Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AEP Texas North Company and Big Country Electric Coop, Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Throckmorton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76491 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 76483 | ≤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 Throckmorton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Throckmorton County right now.
Throckmorton County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Flood Watch ×5
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Throckmorton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Throckmorton County went about 9.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 582 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 9.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 582 customers out) · decade average 13.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 42 | 582 | 9.1 |
| 2017 | 15 | 25 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 203 | 582 | 10.0 |
| 2019 | 205 | 582 | 12.6 |
| 2020 | 201 | 582 | 20.3 |
| 2021 | 120 | 582 | 45.5 |
| 2022 | 140 | 582 | 7.9 |
| 2023 | 206 | 582 | 14.5 |
| 2024 | 129 | 582 | 4.7 |
| 2025 | 139 | 582 | 9.6 |
Cost of power in Throckmorton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Throckmorton 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.
- Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX)15.1¢117,857 cust
- Big Country Electric Coop, Inc13.3¢9,533 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low wildfire exposure · 13.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Throckmorton County: FAQ
- How often does Throckmorton County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Throckmorton County, TX logged 139 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Throckmorton County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 582 customers without power, beginning May 2, 2022 and lasting about 4h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Throckmorton County, TX right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, no outages are reported by AEP Texas North Company and Big Country Electric Coop, Inc in Throckmorton County, TX. There is no live feed for Fort Belknap Electric Coop Inc and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Throckmorton County.
76372, 76483, 76491
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Throckmorton County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Texas →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | 2.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) | 3.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Big Country Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Fort Belknap Electric Coop Inc | - | 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/48447 and /api/v1/counties/48447/history.