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2015 Texas Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average Texas customer went without power for about 1.9 hours — the 32nd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.9
Peak customers out
68,920
Rank (worst state)
32nd
Counties affected
20

Texas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.

1.9h20151.2h20161.6h20172.4h20184.9h20195.3h202021.0h20214.0h20228.1h202325.5h20244.6h2025

Hardest-hit Texas counties in 2015

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Harris County68,9202Tarrant County67,3733Travis County39,8794Bee County27,4095Hidalgo County26,6986Midland County26,0397Dallas County23,5368Nueces County22,2399Cameron County19,64210Grayson County18,80011Angelina County16,59912Collin County16,26613Bexar County16,19914Williamson County14,47715Montgomery County14,41316Fort Bend County11,96217Val Verde County11,42818Ector County10,57919Lamar County10,24720Denton County10,220

Biggest Texas outages of 2015

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Harris CountyJanuary 1, 201568,920
Tarrant CountyApril 16, 201567,373
Harris CountyJanuary 11, 201552,685
Tarrant CountyApril 21, 201548,410
Travis CountyMay 23, 201539,879
Bee CountyFebruary 23, 201527,409
Hidalgo CountyMay 12, 201526,698
Midland CountyApril 9, 201526,039
Dallas CountyMay 8, 201523,536
Nueces CountyMay 11, 201522,239
Texas by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2015:WVWANCMIRILA

Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.