Power Outages in Yoakum County, TX
Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.5 hours.
Yoakum County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/yoakum-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Yoakum County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/yoakum-county
Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc and Southwestern Public Service Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,301 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Yoakum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79323 | 71 | ≤11 | 65 | ≤11 |
| 79355 | 32 | 0 | 29 | ≤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 Yoakum County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Yoakum County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Yoakum County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 228 customers out (6.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 30m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 171 customers out (4.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Yoakum County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Yoakum County went about 5.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,296 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 5.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 2,296 customers out) · decade average 3.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 124 | 2,296 | 6.4 |
| 2016 | 124 | 447 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 138 | 1,737 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 206 | 1,697 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 272 | 1,363 | 3.8 |
| 2020 | 232 | 1,709 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 248 | 1,101 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 247 | 429 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 307 | 1,188 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 265 | 1,791 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 311 | 411 | 5.5 |
Cost of power in Yoakum County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Yoakum 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 Public Service Co13.9¢223,685 cust
- Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc10.3¢9,163 cust
- Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM)10.6¢2,206 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 high winds exposure · 3.4 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 Yoakum County: FAQ
- How often does Yoakum County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Yoakum County, TX logged 311 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Yoakum County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,296 customers without power, beginning June 14, 2015 and lasting about 7h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Yoakum County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Yoakum County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Yoakum County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, Southwestern Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Yoakum County.
79355, 79376
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Public Service Co | 6.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc | 4.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Lea County Electric Coop, Inc - (NM) | - | 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/48501 and /api/v1/counties/48501/history.