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2017 Texas Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Texas customer went without power for about 1.6 hours — the 42nd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.6
Peak customers out
40,421
Rank (worst state)
42nd
Counties affected
20

Texas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Texas counties in 2017

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

1Gregg County40,4212Orange County30,5353Bastrop County29,2484Collin County28,2555Travis County22,9326Montgomery County22,1097Jefferson County20,2558Nueces County19,7579Bexar County17,57910El Paso County16,67211Washington County14,50412Hardin County14,41313Guadalupe County12,87114Dallas County12,85715Tyler County12,60416Van Zandt County12,23017Harrison County11,38718McLennan County10,46019Caldwell County9,78120Denton County9,601

Biggest Texas outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Gregg CountyMay 28, 201740,421
Orange CountyAugust 27, 201730,535
Bastrop CountyJuly 21, 201729,248
Collin CountyDecember 11, 201728,255
Travis CountyAugust 26, 201722,932
Montgomery CountyAugust 25, 201722,109
Bastrop CountyJuly 21, 201720,374
Jefferson CountyAugust 27, 201720,255
Nueces CountyDecember 5, 201719,757
Bexar CountyAugust 6, 201717,579
Texas by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.