Power Outages in Upton County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 79 customers are without power in Upton County, TX across 22 reported incidents. AEP Texas North Company and Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.3 hours.
Upton County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/upton-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Upton County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/upton-county
- Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC
- AEP Texas North Company
Not counted: no live feed for Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~3,745 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas North Company, 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Upton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79752 | 28 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 79778 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Upton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Upton County right now.
Upton County has been under 43 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×24
- Flood Watch ×9
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Upton 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 Upton Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Upton County went about 10.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,232 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 10.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,232 customers out) · decade average 12.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 197 | 1,170 | 6.2 |
| 2017 | 37 | 343 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 466 | 1,171 | 14.1 |
| 2019 | 499 | 737 | 14.9 |
| 2020 | 462 | 874 | 6.4 |
| 2021 | 443 | 2,232 | 44.8 |
| 2022 | 447 | 967 | 12.5 |
| 2023 | 416 | 793 | 7.8 |
| 2024 | 338 | 2,007 | 8.9 |
| 2025 | 364 | 853 | 10.3 |
Cost of power in Upton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Upton 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.
- Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc14.6¢5,934 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.
Very Low hurricanes exposure · 12.6 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 Upton County: FAQ
- How often does Upton County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Upton County, TX logged 364 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Upton County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,232 customers without power, beginning February 13, 2021 and lasting about 9d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Upton County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 79 customers are currently without power across 22 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Upton County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas North Company, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Upton County.
79752, 79755, 79778
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 | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | Live · total only | |
| Southwest Texas Elec 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/48461 and /api/v1/counties/48461/history. Live data as of .