Power Outages in Wise County, TX
Cooke County Elec Coop Assn, Denton County Elec Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Wise Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Bridgeport - (TX) and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.2 hours.
Wise County, TX is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wise County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/wise-county
Cooke County Elec Coop Assn, Denton County Elec Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Wise Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Bridgeport - (TX) and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~44,063 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Bridgeport - (TX), Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Cooke County Elec Coop Assn, Denton County Elec Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Wise Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooke County Elec Coop Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Denton County Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wise Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Bridgeport - (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76234 | 201 | ≤11 | 158 | ≤11 |
| 76426 | 145 | ≤11 | 110 | ≤11 |
| 76023 | 99 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 76078 | 71 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 76073 | 53 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 76071 | 41 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 76431 | 38 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 76225 | 37 | ≤11 | 32 | 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 Wise County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wise County right now.
Wise County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×12
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Flood Warning ×1
Latest Wise County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,400 customers out (5.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 639 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 640 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 40m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Wise County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wise County went about 6.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,805 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 6.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 10,805 customers out) · decade average 6.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 320 | 2,507 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 145 | 438 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 652 | 3,726 | 5.7 |
| 2019 | 677 | 1,673 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 741 | 2,494 | 3.0 |
| 2021 | 708 | 10,805 | 22.8 |
| 2022 | 749 | 4,930 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 730 | 5,141 | 5.3 |
| 2024 | 772 | 4,680 | 6.9 |
| 2025 | 618 | 2,841 | 6.2 |
Cost of power in Wise County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wise 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.
- Denton County Elec Coop, Inc13.2¢310,805 cust
- Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX)15.1¢117,857 cust
- Wise Electric Coop Inc15.3¢20,682 cust
- Cooke County Elec Coop Assn15.5¢16,192 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 ice storms exposure · 6.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Wise County: FAQ
- How often does Wise County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wise County, TX logged 618 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wise County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,805 customers without power, beginning February 14, 2021 and lasting about 7d.
- Is there a power outage in Wise County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wise County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wise County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Wise Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wise County.
76023, 76071, 76073, 76078, 76225, 76234, 76267, 76426, 76431
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) | 3.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Denton County Elec Coop, Inc | 0.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Cooke County Elec Coop Assn | 5.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | Live · total only | |
| Wise Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Bridgeport - (TX) | - | 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/48497 and /api/v1/counties/48497/history.