Power Outages in Wood County, TX
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Southwestern Electric Power Co, Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Wood County Electric Coop, Inc in Wood County, TX. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 37.6 hours.
Wood County, TX is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/wood-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wood County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/wood-county
No active outages are reported by Southwestern Electric Power Co, Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Wood County Electric Coop, Inc in Wood County.
41%of this county's ~26,115 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 7,231 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 3,004 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) | Live · county | 0 | 275 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · county | 0 | 150 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Wood County Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Southwestern Electric Power Co, Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp, Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Wood County 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 Wood 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75773 | 239 | 12 | 188 | ≤11 |
| 75494 | 170 | ≤11 | 137 | ≤11 |
| 75783 | 165 | ≤11 | 134 | ≤11 |
| 75765 | 142 | ≤11 | 117 | ≤11 |
| 75497 | 106 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 75410 | 104 | ≤11 | 87 | ≤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 Wood County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wood County right now.
Wood County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×2
Latest Wood County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 295 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 284 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 218 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 315 customers out (2.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Wood County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wood County went about 37.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,030 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 37.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 16,030 customers out) · decade average 23.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 247 | 3,183 | 3.2 |
| 2016 | 240 | 1,832 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 293 | 1,292 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 429 | 1,490 | 3.6 |
| 2019 | 816 | 16,030 | 28.3 |
| 2020 | 1,035 | 16,030 | 40.6 |
| 2021 | 898 | 7,548 | 15.9 |
| 2022 | 965 | 4,774 | 16.3 |
| 2023 | 888 | 16,030 | 67.2 |
| 2024 | 881 | 11,109 | 40.0 |
| 2025 | 812 | 9,855 | 37.6 |
Cost of power in Wood County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wood 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 Electric Power Co12.6¢157,119 cust
- Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)12.0¢88,221 cust
- Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp12.7¢44,971 cust
- Wood County Electric Coop, Inc12.8¢36,173 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 High ice storms exposure · 23.4 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 Wood County: FAQ
- How often does Wood County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wood County, TX logged 812 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 37.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wood County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,030 customers without power, beginning June 16, 2023 and lasting about 10d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Wood County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wood County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wood County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Southwestern Electric Power Co, Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp, Wood County Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wood County.
75410, 75494, 75497, 75765, 75773, 75783
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 7.5 hrs | Live · county | |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) | 1.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp | 22.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Wood County Electric Coop, Inc | 15.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | Live · county |
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/48499 and /api/v1/counties/48499/history.