Power Outages in Tyler County, TX
Entergy Texas Inc. and Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 31.9 hours.
Tyler County, TX is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Tyler County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/tyler-county
Entergy Texas Inc. and Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~13,137 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Texas Inc., Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Texas Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Tyler 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75979 | 137 | ≤11 | 109 | ≤11 |
| 77664 | 39 | 0 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 75938 | 39 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 77660 | 28 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 75936 | 21 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 77616 | 15 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 77624 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 75942 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Tyler County or any town and utility in it.
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
Tyler County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Red Flag Warning ×5
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
Latest Tyler County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 135 customers out (3.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 39m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 725 customers out (16% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Tyler County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Tyler County went about 31.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,478 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 31.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,478 customers out) · decade average 44.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 400 | 4,478 | 27.9 |
| 2016 | 390 | 4,478 | 27.3 |
| 2017 | 701 | 4,478 | 108.1 |
| 2018 | 1,056 | 3,537 | 18.0 |
| 2019 | 1,035 | 1,881 | 16.3 |
| 2020 | 950 | 4,478 | 48.2 |
| 2021 | 757 | 3,412 | 29.5 |
| 2022 | 827 | 3,151 | 27.1 |
| 2023 | 780 | 4,478 | 43.5 |
| 2024 | 660 | 4,478 | 112.2 |
| 2025 | 823 | 2,428 | 31.9 |
Cost of power in Tyler County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Tyler 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.
- Entergy Texas Inc.13.9¢469,094 cust
- Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc14.2¢88,424 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 hurricanes exposure · 44.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Tyler County: FAQ
- How often does Tyler County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Tyler County, TX logged 823 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 31.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Tyler County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,478 customers without power, beginning August 27, 2020 and lasting about 2d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Tyler County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Tyler County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Tyler County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Texas Inc., Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Tyler County.
75936, 75938, 75942, 75979, 77616, 77624, 77660, 77664
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Texas Inc. | 6.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc | 7.8 hrs | 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/48457 and /api/v1/counties/48457/history.