Power Outages in Texas by City
Texas customers spent more time without power in 2024 than almost anywhere else: 1,271 minutes, against a US average of 611.
Power outage record for Texas
Worst year: 2024. Includes major storm days. Source: EIA Form 861.
- 2024: Texas electric customers averaged 2.11 outages and 1,271 minutes (21.2 hours) without power. Average across all reporting US utilities: 611 minutes. That makes Texas 5th most outage minutes of 50 states.
- Storm days vs. ordinary days: leaving out major event days, the figure drops to 129 minutes (US 126). About 90% of the year's outage time came on a handful of severe days.
- Six-year record: the worst year was 2024 (1,271 minutes), the best 2022 (212). 2024 was well above the 2019–2023 average of 521 minutes.
- Largest utilities: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, 4,013,062 customers, 532 minutes; CenterPoint Energy, 2,847,806 customers, 4,316 minutes; City of San Antonio - (TX), 938,905 customers, 74 minutes.
- Spread between utilities: among 41 utilities with 25,000+ customers, City of Garland - (TX) had the least outage time (9 minutes) and Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc the most (4,584 minutes). Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
- Storm record since 2015: 56,622 NOAA storm reports in Texas, led by hail 14,809, thunderstorm wind 10,931, drought 7,700. Power outages are named in 189 storm episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- August 20, 2015, Hidalgo (lightning): “Numerous lightning strikes were reported throughout Hidalgo County, resulting in utility pole and tree fires, and more than 30,000 residents without power at the peak of the storms.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- May 31, 2016, Hidalgo (thunderstorm wind): “Dozens of wooden power poles were snapped, with more than 20,000 customers without power.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- May 10, 2026, Travis (thunderstorm wind): “Over 18,000 electricity customers lost power during the storms.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC serves the most customers (4,013,062). Source: EIA Form 861.
Texas ranks 5th of 5 here (1 = fewest minutes). Source: EIA Form 861.
May had the most (36). Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Texas, city by city
20 Texas cities on this site and the electric utility for each. What to do while you wait is in our power outage guide.
- Houston CenterPoint Energy
- San Antonio CPS Energy
- Dallas Oncor
- Austin Austin Energy
- Fort Worth Oncor
- El Paso El Paso Electric
- Arlington Oncor
- Corpus Christi AEP Texas
- Plano Oncor
- Lubbock Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L)
- Irving Oncor
- Laredo AEP Texas
- Garland Garland Power & Light
- Amarillo Xcel Energy
- Grand Prairie Oncor
- Brownsville Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB)
- McAllen AEP Texas
- Round Rock Oncor
- Abilene AEP Texas
- Beaumont Entergy Texas
Frequently asked questions
Is there a power outage in Texas right now?
Possibly: 1 report from Texas on this site in the last 24 hours. Open your city to see where.
How long are power outages in Texas?
In 2024 the average Texas electric customer was without power for 1,271 minutes (21.2 hours) across 2.11 interruptions, according to EIA Form 861 data. The average across all reporting US utilities was 611 minutes.
Which Texas utility had the most outage time in 2024?
Among utilities with at least 25,000 customers, Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc reported the most: 4,584 minutes per customer. City of Garland - (TX) reported the least.
When do storms knock out power in Texas?
NOAA storm reports name power outages in 189 storm episodes in Texas since 2015, most often in May (36 episodes).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works
Cities in Texas with Power Outages Information
Brownsville
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 186,738
Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB)
Lubbock
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 258,862
Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L)