2015 Texas Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average Texas customer went without power for about 1.9 hours, the 32nd worst of 49 states (US average 2.8 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer

1.9

vs prior year

no earlier year loaded

Customer-hours out

26.0M

Peak customers out

103,744

across the state at once

EAGLE-I coverage

n/a

of TX customers

Counties reporting

238

Texas year over year

Average hours without power per customer. Line: EAGLE-I coverage, share of customers tracked (right axis).

Month by month, 2015

Customer-hours without power across Texas; May was the worst.

CSV JSON

All 238 Texas counties, 2015

Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.

CSV JSON

#	County	Hrs / customer	Customer-hours	Customers	Peak out	Events
1	Culberson County	75.5	76K	1,000	1,000	30
2	Collingsworth County	60.1	75K	1,249	1,249	59
3	Wheeler County	57.3	133K	2,320	2,320	161
4	Grimes County	39.6	124K	3,131	3,131	501
5	Hall County	34.5	60K	1,741	1,555	51
6	Bee County	30.2	308K	10,187	10,187	541
7	Tyler County	27.9	125K	4,478	4,478	400
8	Medina County	27.2	429K	15,806	4,758	440
9	Glasscock County	25.4	24K	931	673	116
10	Madison County	23.1	51K	2,203	2,203	245
11	Donley County	20.8	35K	1,704	1,704	92
12	Hudspeth County	20.7	24K	1,141	823	55
13	Lavaca County	20.2	44K	2,165	2,165	412
14	Rusk County	19.9	529K	26,571	8,777	533
15	San Jacinto County	18.5	99K	5,355	3,748	337
16	Cherokee County	17.8	529K	29,708	8,595	402
17	Burleson County	17.5	38K	2,155	2,155	546
18	Dawson County	17.1	140K	8,173	3,776	234
19	Lee County	16.7	37K	2,223	1,707	604
20	Pecos County	15.1	28K	1,846	804	179
21	Walker County	15.0	248K	16,570	6,739	617
22	Duval County	13.0	60K	4,633	1,846	204
23	Brooks County	12.7	39K	3,092	2,129	148
24	Morris County	11.9	77K	6,447	1,950	161
25	Brewster County	11.2	85K	7,588	5,026	89
26	Dimmit County	10.6	36K	3,368	3,368	203
27	Schleicher County	10.3	5,208	507	507	41
28	Aransas County	9.9	119K	11,991	8,682	234
29	Hutchinson County	9.7	68K	6,978	3,255	324
30	Throckmorton County	9.1	5,321	582	582	42
31	Colorado County	9.1	74K	8,146	2,861	439
32	Refugio County	9.1	31K	3,401	1,563	124
33	Orange County	9.0	177K	19,786	6,165	1,002
34	Panola County	8.9	123K	13,869	4,893	203
35	Andrews County	8.8	111K	12,620	3,831	343
36	Hardin County	8.6	105K	12,194	5,885	765
37	Bastrop County	8.5	152K	17,828	4,552	938
38	Falls County	8.2	34K	4,156	1,117	245
39	Val Verde County	8.1	153K	18,757	11,428	191
40	Camp County	8.0	48K	5,954	1,373	117
41	Gregg County	8.0	513K	64,306	6,688	821
42	Jefferson County	7.9	408K	51,659	6,259	1,072
43	La Salle County	7.9	22K	2,749	624	291
44	Sherman County	7.9	5,057	643	643	66
45	Uvalde County	7.7	65K	8,418	5,651	295
46	Lipscomb County	7.6	11K	1,445	1,445	97
47	Kinney County	7.0	8,377	1,193	638	25
48	Live Oak County	6.7	24K	3,562	1,040	126
49	Limestone County	6.7	29K	4,241	1,163	302
50	Mitchell County	6.7	33K	4,856	1,498	165
51	Ward County	6.6	56K	8,555	3,278	235
52	Jim Hogg County	6.6	19K	2,958	1,749	175
53	Yoakum County	6.4	23K	3,573	2,296	124
54	Goliad County	6.3	14K	2,269	1,269	158
55	Moore County	6.3	40K	6,456	1,807	302
56	Upton County	6.2	16K	2,542	1,170	197
57	Carson County	6.0	25K	4,187	2,241	239
58	Dallam County	6.0	7,746	1,292	1,292	129
59	Archer County	5.9	20K	3,386	1,990	200
60	Loving County	5.7	3,851	675	254	106
61	Freestone County	5.6	50K	8,915	1,195	297
62	Trinity County	5.5	36K	6,541	2,140	339
63	Hopkins County	5.5	117K	21,115	7,437	340
64	Cass County	5.3	81K	15,244	4,502	317
65	Martin County	5.3	21K	3,861	1,526	142
66	Leon County	5.3	39K	7,489	819	212
67	Washington County	5.2	67K	12,824	2,926	742
68	Crosby County	5.2	14K	2,609	2,422	117
69	Van Zandt County	5.2	124K	23,878	2,749	351
70	Waller County	5.2	95K	18,532	4,699	460
71	Ochiltree County	5.1	26K	4,973	4,162	176
72	Matagorda County	5.1	88K	17,119	2,527	247
73	Zapata County	5.1	41K	8,025	1,736	187
74	Hemphill County	5.1	6,083	1,189	1,189	45
75	Hartley County	5.1	5,497	1,077	314	74
76	Franklin County	5.1	28K	5,481	1,592	159
77	Coke County	5.1	7,535	1,487	1,487	50
78	Milam County	5.0	44K	8,681	1,690	278
79	Nolan County	5.0	43K	8,654	1,546	204
80	Anderson County	4.9	143K	29,000	5,659	416
81	Gray County	4.8	34K	7,103	3,629	347
82	Gonzales County	4.8	33K	6,999	1,528	537
83	Childress County	4.8	12K	2,451	545	69
84	Hardeman County	4.7	5,244	1,110	1,110	69
85	Palo Pinto County	4.7	56K	11,965	3,096	303
86	Jeff Davis County	4.4	12K	2,799	2,128	56
87	Randall County	4.3	150K	34,619	8,292	585
88	Bailey County	4.3	21K	4,857	2,538	65
89	Austin County	4.3	42K	9,780	1,610	556
90	Lamb County	4.3	35K	8,331	3,604	227
91	Hansford County	4.2	5,928	1,398	979	144
92	Liberty County	4.2	185K	44,189	6,655	833
93	Nueces County	4.1	672K	162,267	22,239	408
94	Frio County	4.1	29K	7,146	1,947	341
95	Kleberg County	4.0	84K	20,728	7,148	184
96	Callahan County	4.0	15K	3,779	1,832	136
97	Angelina County	3.9	184K	47,178	16,599	516
98	Cochran County	3.9	6,335	1,637	1,420	104
99	Hill County	3.9	52K	13,365	1,626	242
100	Real County	3.8	4,723	1,239	727	40
101	Wilbarger County	3.7	27K	7,359	5,466	105
102	Stephens County	3.7	18K	4,777	1,113	173
103	Montgomery County	3.7	848K	230,040	14,413	876
104	Oldham County	3.6	3,446	948	858	97
105	Upshur County	3.6	66K	18,224	1,780	283
106	Potter County	3.6	140K	38,898	7,303	630
107	Floyd County	3.6	9,998	2,808	935	107
108	Ector County	3.5	551K	156,481	10,579	463
109	Dickens County	3.4	3,117	917	370	25
110	San Patricio County	3.3	116K	35,667	5,344	335
111	Smith County	3.2	419K	129,054	6,242	511
112	Wood County	3.2	51K	16,030	3,183	247
113	Eastland County	3.2	29K	9,278	1,709	245
114	Jackson County	3.1	19K	6,090	3,995	103
115	Jim Wells County	3.1	54K	17,612	2,319	243
116	Ellis County	3.1	248K	80,952	5,530	447
117	Nacogdoches County	3.0	125K	40,989	3,608	422
118	Irion County	3.0	2,919	969	969	31
119	Starr County	3.0	93K	31,014	6,979	377
120	Winkler County	3.0	16K	5,476	689	117
121	Henderson County	3.0	167K	55,808	6,005	445
122	Fayette County	2.9	11K	3,732	612	195
123	Lynn County	2.9	7,036	2,405	183	77
124	Crockett County	2.8	6,860	2,408	1,332	67
125	Briscoe County	2.8	1,665	589	338	19
126	Marion County	2.8	14K	5,005	1,087	118
127	Grayson County	2.8	146K	52,508	18,800	530
128	Hale County	2.7	41K	15,402	2,992	374
129	Robertson County	2.6	7,058	2,755	2,755	249
130	DeWitt County	2.5	29K	11,595	1,899	395
131	McLennan County	2.5	255K	101,960	7,521	534
132	Reagan County	2.4	5,164	2,148	1,737	64
133	Kenedy County	2.4	842	353	60	34
134	Caldwell County	2.4	51K	21,268	2,554	711
135	Sutton County	2.4	1,871	787	787	39
136	Gaines County	2.4	33K	13,871	1,557	328
137	Tarrant County	2.3	2.4M	1,040,761	67,373	108
138	Red River County	2.3	16K	7,161	1,479	138
139	Titus County	2.3	39K	16,993	1,927	217
140	Chambers County	2.3	60K	26,381	4,039	510
141	Haskell County	2.3	3,471	1,529	1,529	77
142	Parmer County	2.2	17K	7,651	1,705	96
143	Karnes County	2.2	13K	5,783	1,817	148
144	Crane County	2.2	14K	6,157	1,387	170
145	Dallas County	2.2	2.1M	948,355	23,536	47
146	Wise County	2.2	60K	27,602	2,507	320
147	Harrison County	2.1	104K	50,385	4,623	516
148	Midland County	2.0	333K	164,550	26,039	490
149	Shackelford County	2.0	3,637	1,803	1,803	72
150	Shelby County	2.0	29K	14,484	3,258	114
151	Maverick County	1.9	56K	29,327	5,124	231
152	Jack County	1.9	6,908	3,594	1,403	89
153	Fisher County	1.9	4,306	2,246	339	32
154	Houston County	1.9	22K	11,682	2,790	225
155	El Paso County	1.9	653K	349,484	9,381	993
156	Swisher County	1.8	4,865	2,662	627	117
157	Knox County	1.8	1,002	551	187	40
158	Jones County	1.8	9,383	5,201	1,190	98
159	Presidio County	1.8	8,964	5,002	2,377	46
160	Bowie County	1.7	201K	116,979	7,242	762
161	Taylor County	1.7	32K	18,703	1,906	396
162	Clay County	1.6	7,910	4,905	414	168
163	Calhoun County	1.6	18K	11,203	2,657	135
164	Travis County	1.6	1.0M	641,926	39,879	835
165	Hockley County	1.5	16K	10,853	1,085	237
166	Stonewall County	1.5	1,691	1,154	404	31
167	Lamar County	1.4	40K	27,882	10,247	339
168	Johnson County	1.4	108K	76,674	3,016	440
169	Erath County	1.4	34K	24,280	2,305	261
170	Atascosa County	1.4	26K	18,992	3,146	301
171	Rockwall County	1.4	105K	77,029	4,656	384
172	Wharton County	1.4	32K	23,775	2,353	244
173	Willacy County	1.4	16K	11,642	1,147	126
174	Howard County	1.3	57K	43,808	1,928	341
175	Webb County	1.3	140K	110,210	7,409	505
176	Coryell County	1.2	33K	26,485	9,390	274
177	Victoria County	1.2	60K	49,048	2,601	286
178	Cooke County	1.2	20K	16,852	1,828	217
179	Kimble County	1.2	2,477	2,099	768	16
180	Tom Green County	1.2	68K	58,381	8,728	294
181	Wichita County	1.2	106K	90,763	3,948	519
182	Collin County	1.2	487K	417,242	16,266	323
183	Fannin County	1.2	16K	13,643	565	278
184	Parker County	1.1	101K	87,476	4,570	345
185	Guadalupe County	1.1	106K	97,083	6,811	1,002
186	Harris County	1.1	2.0M	1,827,686	68,920	152
187	Williamson County	1.1	320K	299,583	14,477	677
188	Scurry County	1.1	16K	15,125	401	239
189	Deaf Smith County	1.0	13K	12,107	1,142	156
190	Galveston County	1.0	147K	144,421	4,363	318
191	McMullen County	1.0	2,682	2,664	127	51
192	Foard County	1.0	1,062	1,067	50	24
193	Navarro County	1.0	40K	41,267	1,772	397
194	Polk County	0.9	10K	11,122	369	78
195	Delta County	0.9	2,938	3,228	114	72
196	Runnels County	0.9	1,743	1,920	815	64
197	Garza County	0.9	2,432	2,693	766	79
198	Hidalgo County	0.9	680K	753,680	26,698	457
199	Kaufman County	0.9	67K	74,765	4,202	379
200	Cameron County	0.9	227K	262,299	19,642	478
201	Young County	0.8	7,224	9,166	1,282	189
202	Motley County	0.8	434	556	242	32
203	Concho County	0.7	1,146	1,545	238	21
204	Denton County	0.7	242K	332,707	10,220	402
205	Brown County	0.7	20K	26,881	1,828	336
206	Castro County	0.7	3,588	5,080	548	94
207	Brazoria County	0.7	95K	144,164	9,259	171
208	Bexar County	0.6	616K	1,024,586	16,199	655
209	Hunt County	0.6	26K	45,067	2,242	284
210	Comanche County	0.6	4,093	7,336	250	181
211	Zavala County	0.5	36K	67,532	3,394	251
212	Coleman County	0.5	1,912	4,018	139	31
213	Fort Bend County	0.4	289K	694,780	11,962	122
214	Wilson County	0.4	13K	33,619	2,081	321
215	Edwards County	0.4	1,752	4,664	680	29
216	Reeves County	0.3	579	1,724	61	43
217	Hood County	0.3	8,089	27,365	1,280	87
218	Cottle County	0.2	174	712	42	14
219	Menard County	0.2	216	1,142	81	24
220	Borden County	0.2	287	1,569	14	21
221	Sterling County	0.1	165	1,197	43	22
222	Kent County	0.1	78	602	6	17
223	Comal County	0.1	9,791	91,334	3,141	283
224	Rains County	0.1	562	5,322	47	10
225	Baylor County	0.1	161	1,527	18	15
226	McCulloch County	0.1	668	7,593	118	11
227	Terry County	0.1	315	4,311	83	41
228	Lampasas County	0.1	587	11,425	172	22
229	Hays County	0.0	3,154	71,175	483	137
230	Lubbock County	0.0	9,693	222,871	1,366	170
231	Newton County	0.0	112	4,202	7	20
232	Bandera County	0.0	24	1,495	10	6
233	Brazos County	0.0	1,055	73,982	167	18
234	Montague County	0.0	103	8,303	32	7
235	Jasper County	0.0	28	15,308	7	4
236	Burnet County	0.0	0	13,537	1	1
237	Armstrong County	-	2,861	-	840	55
238	Roberts County	-	13K	-	594	63

Biggest Texas outages of 2015

Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.

CSV JSON

#	County	Started (UTC)	Ended (UTC)	Duration	Peak out	Customer-hours
1	Harris County, TX	January 1, 2015 00:00	January 6, 2015 23:00	5d 23h	68,920	1.5M
2	Tarrant County, TX	April 16, 2015 11:15	April 21, 2015 18:15	5d 7h	67,373	678K
3	Harris County, TX	January 11, 2015 10:30	January 26, 2015 17:30	15d 7h	52,685	129K
4	Tarrant County, TX	April 21, 2015 19:00	April 29, 2015 11:00	7d 16h	48,410	455K
5	Travis County, TX	May 23, 2015 10:45	May 28, 2015 11:15	5d	39,879	355K
6	Hidalgo County, TX	May 12, 2015 04:30	May 14, 2015 04:30	2d	26,698	196K
7	Midland County, TX	April 9, 2015 14:30	April 9, 2015 17:00	2h 30m	26,039	14K
8	Dallas County, TX	May 8, 2015 05:15	June 7, 2015 01:30	29d 20h	23,536	906K
9	Nueces County, TX	May 11, 2015 23:45	May 17, 2015 03:45	5d 4h	22,239	202K
10	Tarrant County, TX	May 8, 2015 05:15	May 23, 2015 10:45	15d 5h	20,139	226K
11	Cameron County, TX	July 3, 2015 17:00	July 4, 2015 12:15	19h 15m	19,642	34K
12	Grayson County, TX	June 1, 2015 03:15	June 1, 2015 07:45	4h 30m	18,800	10K
13	Nueces County, TX	April 14, 2015 10:45	April 20, 2015 21:15	6d 10h	18,418	198K
14	Tarrant County, TX	May 23, 2015 12:00	June 6, 2015 11:45	13d 23h	18,215	357K
15	Angelina County, TX	July 20, 2015 16:15	July 21, 2015 00:30	8h 15m	16,599	9,043
16	Collin County, TX	June 29, 2015 11:00	July 1, 2015 08:15	1d 21h	16,266	46K
17	Dallas County, TX	June 7, 2015 02:15	June 29, 2015 09:00	22d 6h	16,243	373K
18	Bexar County, TX	April 25, 2015 00:00	April 25, 2015 09:30	9h 30m	16,199	7,830
19	Travis County, TX	June 25, 2015 10:15	June 26, 2015 19:15	1d 9h	15,411	15K
20	Williamson County, TX	May 28, 2015 19:15	May 31, 2015 02:45	2d 7h	14,477	104K
21	Montgomery County, TX	April 27, 2015 09:15	April 30, 2015 05:15	2d 20h	14,413	144K
22	Hidalgo County, TX	April 24, 2015 23:00	April 28, 2015 04:00	3d 5h	14,110	151K
23	Bexar County, TX	April 26, 2015 19:00	April 27, 2015 06:45	11h 45m	13,492	4,729
24	Collin County, TX	January 29, 2015 12:45	January 29, 2015 22:45	10h	13,430	7,841
25	Bexar County, TX	September 25, 2015 19:45	September 27, 2015 01:30	1d 5h	13,176	28K

EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Texas's electricity customers in 2015; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.

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Other states in 2015:WV WA MI NC RI LA OK NJ

Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report.

Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.