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2016 Texas Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Texas customer went without power for about 1.2 hours — the 43rd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.2
Peak customers out
31,003
Rank (worst state)
43rd
Counties affected
20

Texas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Texas counties in 2016

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

1Montgomery County31,0032Travis County20,3483Bexar County19,1874El Paso County15,7555Jefferson County11,4096Bowie County10,4607Gregg County8,1958Hardin County7,8229Deaf Smith County6,86010Waller County5,39711Bastrop County5,21112Randall County5,12113Galveston County4,81414Medina County4,75715Tyler County4,73416Liberty County4,70517Orange County4,52218Potter County4,51619Grimes County4,05320San Jacinto County3,741

Biggest Texas outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Montgomery CountyMay 26, 201631,003
Montgomery CountyApril 27, 201626,740
Travis CountyApril 27, 201620,348
Bexar CountyMay 29, 201619,187
El Paso CountySeptember 30, 201615,755
Jefferson CountyApril 27, 201611,409
Travis CountyJune 28, 201610,879
Montgomery CountyMarch 21, 201610,861
Travis CountyApril 30, 201610,547
Bowie CountyMay 10, 201610,460
Texas by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 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.