How reliable is AEP Texas Central Company?

AEP Texas Central Company customers averaged 3.8 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is below average and better than the US average, better than the Texas median (26.9 h), per official US EIA data.

Where does AEP Texas Central Company rank among US electric utilities?

By official EIA SAIDI, AEP Texas Central Company is #196 of 468 US utilities by reliability that report reliability and serve at least three counties, #1 being the most reliable. Overall it is better than the US average.

How many customers does AEP Texas Central Company serve?

AEP Texas Central Company serves 54 counties across Texas, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.

Where does AEP Texas Central Company provide power?

AEP Texas Central Company operates in Texas. The full list of counties served is below, each linked to its live outage status.

AEP Texas Central Company: Outages & Reliability

As of October 7, 2026 09:00 UTC, about 9 AEP Texas Central Company customers are without power in 1 county.

AEP Texas Central Company is an investor owned utility serving 54 counties in Texas. In 2024, its customers went an average of 3.8 hours without power (SAIDI), across about 1.6 interruptions each. That ranks it #196 of 468 US utilities by reliability, where #1 is the most reliable. Its outage duration is better than the US average and better than the Texas median (26.9 h).

SCATTERED OUTAGES · ON ITS NETWORKLive · total only

AEP Texas Central Company customers out in 1 county

Official reliability (EIA 2024)

US EIA

3.8 hrs

SAIDI / customer / yr

1.6

SAIFI / yr

2.3 hrs

CAIDI / outage

better than the US average (US 11.0h)

Ranks #196 of 468 US utilities by reliability (#1 = most reliable) · better than the Texas median (26.9 h).

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Reliability over time

Official EIA SAIDI, hours without power per customer per year (IEEE, incl. major events). Over this period AEP Texas Central Company’s reliability has been improving (lower is better).

Outage trend · AEP Texas Central Company

7customers out · peak 1,782

Data as of Oct 7, 2026 09:00 UTC

Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Counties served by AEP Texas Central Company (54)

Service territory reported to EIA-861; each links to live outage status and history.

What causes AEP Texas Central Company outages

Share of outage-time by reported cause across the counties it serves (territory-wide, may include other utilities in shared counties).

A reported cause is available for 0% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares are of the portion with a known cause; bars are scaled to the largest cause.

AEP Texas Central Company: FAQ

How reliable is AEP Texas Central Company?: AEP Texas Central Company customers averaged 3.8 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is below average and better than the US average, better than the Texas median (26.9 h), per official US EIA data.
Where does AEP Texas Central Company rank among US electric utilities?: By official EIA SAIDI, AEP Texas Central Company is #196 of 468 US utilities by reliability that report reliability and serve at least three counties, #1 being the most reliable. Overall it is better than the US average.
How many customers does AEP Texas Central Company serve?: AEP Texas Central Company serves 54 counties across Texas, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.
Where does AEP Texas Central Company provide power?: AEP Texas Central Company operates in Texas. The full list of counties served is below, each linked to its live outage status.

Reliability metrics (SAIDI/SAIFI) and service territory from the US EIA Form 861. SAIDI/SAIFI are IEEE-standard, including major event days. Primary state: Texas.

Data from EIA Form 861 (utility reliability) and DOE/ORNL ODIN, every source we read. Live data as of October 7, 2026 09:00 UTC.