2017 Texas Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Texas customer went without power for about 1.6 hours, the 42nd worst of 51 states (US average 7.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer

1.6

vs prior year

▲ 36%

vs 2016

Customer-hours out

21.8M

Peak customers out

78,020

across the state at once

EAGLE-I coverage

n/a

of TX customers

Counties reporting

249

Texas year over year

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

Month by month, 2017

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

CSV JSON

All 249 Texas counties, 2017

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	Orange County	154.4	3.1M	19,786	19,786	813
2	Tyler County	108.1	484K	4,478	4,478	701
3	Hardin County	99.5	1.2M	12,194	12,194	705
4	San Jacinto County	52.3	280K	5,355	4,394	851
5	Jefferson County	47.3	2.4M	51,659	20,255	858
6	Lavaca County	42.4	92K	2,165	2,165	297
7	Sherman County	37.2	24K	643	643	68
8	Gregg County	29.2	1.9M	64,306	40,421	796
9	Kenedy County	27.8	9,808	353	353	86
10	Polk County	24.0	267K	11,122	8,247	906
11	Van Zandt County	22.6	539K	23,878	12,230	600
12	Dallam County	19.6	25K	1,292	1,292	146
13	Burleson County	17.5	38K	2,155	2,155	474
14	Walker County	16.7	276K	16,570	7,659	637
15	Moore County	16.1	104K	6,456	6,456	327
16	Gonzales County	15.4	108K	6,999	4,474	538
17	Trinity County	15.2	100K	6,541	3,517	445
18	Liberty County	15.1	667K	44,189	6,321	880
19	Hansford County	14.6	20K	1,398	1,137	129
20	Lipscomb County	14.5	21K	1,445	1,085	94
21	Hartley County	13.9	15K	1,077	1,077	76
22	Oldham County	13.8	13K	948	948	91
23	Lee County	13.3	30K	2,223	2,223	530
24	Panola County	12.4	172K	13,869	5,214	239
25	Sutton County	12.2	9,626	787	757	61
26	Grimes County	10.5	33K	3,131	1,838	395
27	Chambers County	10.4	275K	26,381	5,986	407
28	Franklin County	9.6	53K	5,481	1,399	233
29	Madison County	9.4	21K	2,203	969	228
30	DeWitt County	9.2	107K	11,595	2,750	359
31	Medina County	9.2	145K	15,806	4,791	317
32	Briscoe County	7.5	4,443	589	492	22
33	Donley County	7.5	13K	1,704	1,704	107
34	Goliad County	7.3	17K	2,269	1,031	108
35	Robertson County	7.0	19K	2,755	2,258	221
36	Garza County	6.9	19K	2,693	2,013	87
37	Harrison County	6.9	345K	50,385	11,387	508
38	Rusk County	6.7	178K	26,571	3,132	552
39	Brooks County	6.6	20K	3,092	1,408	42
40	Montgomery County	5.9	1.4M	230,040	22,109	864
41	Gray County	5.8	41K	7,103	6,232	325
42	Hall County	5.4	9,403	1,741	1,524	92
43	Henderson County	5.4	301K	55,808	6,010	792
44	Bastrop County	5.3	95K	17,828	17,828	851
45	Collingsworth County	4.8	5,952	1,249	1,249	85
46	Upshur County	4.2	76K	18,224	1,928	321
47	Cochran County	4.0	6,476	1,637	1,414	99
48	Washington County	3.7	48K	12,824	12,824	756
49	Knox County	3.7	2,033	551	551	19
50	Kimble County	3.7	7,680	2,099	2,099	139
51	Crosby County	3.4	8,845	2,609	2,398	136
52	Ochiltree County	3.3	16K	4,973	1,652	179
53	Shelby County	3.2	46K	14,484	1,087	140
54	Potter County	3.1	120K	38,898	5,588	727
55	Hockley County	3.0	33K	10,853	3,502	274
56	Guadalupe County	3.0	290K	97,083	12,871	1,015
57	Refugio County	2.8	9,678	3,401	811	45
58	Jim Hogg County	2.8	8,379	2,958	501	37
59	Jim Wells County	2.8	50K	17,612	3,372	376
60	Lamb County	2.8	23K	8,331	2,769	205
61	Carson County	2.8	12K	4,187	1,098	249
62	Camp County	2.8	17K	5,954	1,418	133
63	Hutchinson County	2.8	19K	6,978	954	308
64	Morris County	2.6	17K	6,447	1,893	188
65	Live Oak County	2.6	9,354	3,562	1,587	106
66	Hale County	2.5	39K	15,402	2,889	433
67	Randall County	2.4	85K	34,619	4,862	723
68	Cass County	2.4	37K	15,244	2,796	351
69	Wheeler County	2.4	5,585	2,320	638	183
70	Edwards County	2.3	11K	4,664	2,292	141
71	Kaufman County	2.2	167K	74,765	9,241	756
72	Duval County	2.2	10K	4,633	302	300
73	Fayette County	2.0	7,279	3,732	2,111	251
74	Floyd County	1.9	5,428	2,808	601	143
75	Wood County	1.9	30K	16,030	1,292	293
76	Schleicher County	1.8	937	507	507	8
77	Galveston County	1.8	266K	144,421	5,088	299
78	Uvalde County	1.8	15K	8,418	3,425	67
79	Yoakum County	1.8	6,439	3,573	1,737	138
80	El Paso County	1.8	621K	349,484	16,672	887
81	Nueces County	1.7	282K	162,267	19,757	429
82	Bailey County	1.7	8,273	4,857	897	64
83	Caldwell County	1.7	35K	21,268	9,781	713
84	Travis County	1.6	1.1M	641,926	22,932	740
85	Titus County	1.6	28K	16,993	1,191	276
86	Blanco County	1.6	8,366	5,297	2,889	308
87	Hays County	1.6	111K	71,175	6,201	664
88	Hudspeth County	1.5	1,763	1,141	393	66
89	Anderson County	1.5	43K	29,000	1,904	418
90	Glasscock County	1.5	1,373	931	238	9
91	Kleberg County	1.3	27K	20,728	1,558	266
92	Lynn County	1.2	2,951	2,405	709	64
93	Burnet County	1.2	17K	13,537	1,699	489
94	Waller County	1.2	22K	18,532	3,358	208
95	Jasper County	1.2	18K	15,308	974	172
96	Wilson County	1.1	38K	33,619	3,084	226
97	Bowie County	1.1	125K	116,979	5,266	823
98	Leon County	1.0	7,422	7,489	827	71
99	Falls County	1.0	4,004	4,156	831	79
100	Haskell County	1.0	1,461	1,529	439	14
101	Austin County	0.9	8,760	9,780	1,947	335
102	Bexar County	0.9	895K	1,024,586	17,579	594
103	Dimmit County	0.9	2,889	3,368	366	36
104	Loving County	0.8	556	675	85	25
105	Swisher County	0.8	2,041	2,662	341	56
106	Gaines County	0.8	11K	13,871	613	347
107	Cherokee County	0.8	23K	29,708	2,801	85
108	Castro County	0.7	3,738	5,080	386	65
109	Karnes County	0.7	4,160	5,783	332	83
110	Real County	0.7	855	1,239	99	30
111	Deaf Smith County	0.7	8,091	12,107	1,645	203
112	Angelina County	0.6	30K	47,178	871	266
113	Colorado County	0.6	5,006	8,146	1,049	164
114	Reeves County	0.6	1,041	1,724	59	31
115	Parmer County	0.6	4,505	7,651	862	107
116	Culberson County	0.6	576	1,000	495	35
117	Cooke County	0.6	9,614	16,852	1,801	102
118	Hemphill County	0.6	670	1,189	455	46
119	Pecos County	0.5	1,010	1,846	142	39
120	Comal County	0.5	48K	91,334	2,519	545
121	San Patricio County	0.5	18K	35,667	1,800	204
122	Limestone County	0.5	2,040	4,241	419	85
123	Milam County	0.5	3,990	8,681	1,771	97
124	Childress County	0.4	1,086	2,451	113	31
125	Wharton County	0.4	10K	23,775	1,638	83
126	Fisher County	0.4	984	2,246	719	5
127	Hopkins County	0.4	9,252	21,115	1,252	101
128	Frio County	0.4	3,125	7,146	649	53
129	Maverick County	0.4	13K	29,327	782	57
130	Denton County	0.4	143K	332,707	9,601	620
131	Williamson County	0.4	120K	299,583	4,245	739
132	La Salle County	0.4	1,010	2,749	744	33
133	Throckmorton County	0.4	213	582	25	15
134	Webb County	0.4	40K	110,210	4,876	82
135	Jeff Davis County	0.4	1,014	2,799	131	11
136	Upton County	0.4	907	2,542	343	37
137	Terry County	0.3	1,390	4,311	308	46
138	Matagorda County	0.3	5,499	17,119	734	74
139	Wise County	0.3	8,718	27,602	438	145
140	Marion County	0.3	1,549	5,005	312	7
141	Jackson County	0.3	1,859	6,090	3,873	36
142	McLennan County	0.3	31K	101,960	10,460	118
143	Taylor County	0.3	5,497	18,703	1,048	89
144	Menard County	0.3	335	1,142	86	55
145	Aransas County	0.3	3,490	11,991	353	83
146	Shackelford County	0.3	521	1,803	314	18
147	Willacy County	0.3	3,268	11,642	338	126
148	Cameron County	0.3	73K	262,299	2,702	291
149	Calhoun County	0.3	2,969	11,203	1,800	52
150	McMullen County	0.3	677	2,664	91	55
151	Coleman County	0.3	1,011	4,018	345	10
152	Callahan County	0.2	939	3,779	42	38
153	Eastland County	0.2	2,246	9,278	567	50
154	Hunt County	0.2	11K	45,067	1,243	139
155	Zapata County	0.2	1,881	8,025	257	44
156	Foard County	0.2	246	1,067	65	10
157	Ward County	0.2	1,948	8,555	150	52
158	Smith County	0.2	29K	129,054	2,235	188
159	Val Verde County	0.2	4,242	18,757	2,291	63
160	Hardeman County	0.2	249	1,110	538	11
161	Llano County	0.2	2,080	9,838	448	111
162	Harris County	0.2	381K	1,827,686	7,291	136
163	Hidalgo County	0.2	156K	753,680	4,392	498
164	Starr County	0.2	6,131	31,014	498	79
165	Dallas County	0.2	185K	948,355	12,857	64
166	Grayson County	0.2	10K	52,508	1,241	128
167	Palo Pinto County	0.2	2,286	11,965	286	65
168	Reagan County	0.2	405	2,148	81	17
169	Victoria County	0.2	8,953	49,048	212	87
170	Kinney County	0.2	217	1,193	40	15
171	Collin County	0.2	76K	417,242	28,255	337
172	Brazoria County	0.2	26K	144,164	4,070	74
173	Tom Green County	0.2	10K	58,381	7,598	70
174	Andrews County	0.2	2,131	12,620	298	59
175	Mitchell County	0.2	812	4,856	512	27
176	Delta County	0.2	532	3,228	168	17
177	Tarrant County	0.2	172K	1,040,761	4,640	37
178	Lampasas County	0.2	1,814	11,425	2,366	84
179	Zavala County	0.2	10K	67,532	1,074	45
180	Atascosa County	0.2	2,874	18,992	103	178
181	Wilbarger County	0.1	1,093	7,359	524	35
182	Clay County	0.1	722	4,905	137	31
183	Ellis County	0.1	12K	80,952	1,933	95
184	Hood County	0.1	3,651	27,365	744	84
185	Jones County	0.1	686	5,201	865	35
186	Bee County	0.1	1,339	10,187	176	57
187	Lubbock County	0.1	29K	222,871	3,981	236
188	Freestone County	0.1	1,107	8,915	811	42
189	Erath County	0.1	3,005	24,280	3,285	98
190	Rains County	0.1	648	5,322	78	17
191	Hill County	0.1	1,603	13,365	358	41
192	Newton County	0.1	491	4,202	7	9
193	Nacogdoches County	0.1	4,764	40,989	1,278	69
194	Red River County	0.1	775	7,161	150	50
195	Archer County	0.1	363	3,386	134	34
196	Jack County	0.1	378	3,594	136	29
197	Johnson County	0.1	8,049	76,674	1,542	122
198	Fannin County	0.1	1,417	13,643	135	44
199	Nolan County	0.1	873	8,654	178	40
200	Brazos County	0.1	7,134	73,982	1,715	98
201	Dickens County	0.1	88	917	4	5
202	Dawson County	0.1	762	8,173	78	27
203	Parker County	0.1	8,070	87,476	1,559	122
204	Kendall County	0.1	1,914	21,038	196	160
205	Ector County	0.1	13K	156,481	2,250	116
206	Crane County	0.1	506	6,157	47	21
207	Crockett County	0.1	188	2,408	55	13
208	Motley County	0.1	40	556	4	6
209	Young County	0.1	635	9,166	134	39
210	Stonewall County	0.1	79	1,154	5	12
211	Somervell County	0.1	366	5,351	224	15
212	Runnels County	0.1	131	1,920	20	14
213	Lamar County	0.1	1,901	27,882	172	78
214	Wichita County	0.1	6,086	90,763	1,122	116
215	Coryell County	0.1	1,724	26,485	89	56
216	Houston County	0.1	735	11,682	41	45
217	Sterling County	0.1	75	1,197	15	8
218	Bell County	0.1	11K	171,225	1,159	131
219	Howard County	0.1	2,677	43,808	208	60
220	Fort Bend County	0.1	41K	694,780	5,980	69
221	Martin County	0.1	221	3,861	247	14
222	Rockwall County	0.1	4,213	77,029	609	66
223	Bosque County	0.1	404	7,389	321	24
224	Cottle County	0.0	34	712	36	4
225	Brown County	0.0	1,269	26,881	175	70
226	Winkler County	0.0	248	5,476	13	16
227	King County	0.0	5	119	5	3
228	Comanche County	0.0	310	7,336	249	24
229	Midland County	0.0	6,796	164,550	480	119
230	Concho County	0.0	56	1,545	19	10
231	Navarro County	0.0	1,386	41,267	297	91
232	Stephens County	0.0	158	4,777	15	23
233	Brewster County	0.0	228	7,588	25	26
234	Irion County	0.0	29	969	4	5
235	Presidio County	0.0	148	5,002	27	11
236	Coke County	0.0	42	1,487	4	8
237	Kent County	0.0	17	602	4	3
238	Scurry County	0.0	293	15,125	68	29
239	Borden County	0.0	29	1,569	10	4
240	Hamilton County	0.0	7	1,841	2	7
241	Kerr County	0.0	146	39,842	52	19
242	Mason County	0.0	9	2,818	2	4
243	Bandera County	0.0	5	1,495	2	3
244	Gillespie County	0.0	41	17,022	10	6
245	Baylor County	0.0	3	1,527	1	3
246	Terrell County	0.0	2	1,148	1	4
247	McCulloch County	0.0	4	7,593	4	1
248	Armstrong County	-	955	-	833	46
249	Roberts County	-	2,818	-	539	71

Biggest Texas outages of 2017

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	Gregg County, TX	May 28, 2017 08:15	June 2, 2017 07:45	4d 23h	40,421	1.5M
2	Collin County, TX	December 11, 2017 13:45	December 15, 2017 04:45	3d 15h	28,255	14K
3	Travis County, TX	August 26, 2017 09:00	August 30, 2017 09:30	4d	22,932	504K
4	Montgomery County, TX	August 25, 2017 17:30	September 5, 2017 00:30	10d 7h	22,109	702K
5	Jefferson County, TX	August 27, 2017 04:15	September 13, 2017 23:45	17d 19h	20,255	2.1M
6	Orange County, TX	August 27, 2017 21:45	September 18, 2017 00:45	21d 3h	19,786	2.9M
7	Nueces County, TX	December 5, 2017 14:00	December 10, 2017 08:15	4d 18h	19,757	158K
8	Bastrop County, TX	July 21, 2017 13:00	July 21, 2017 13:30	30m	17,828	7,118
9	Bastrop County, TX	July 21, 2017 15:00	July 21, 2017 20:45	5h 45m	17,828	8,923
10	Bexar County, TX	August 6, 2017 12:15	August 7, 2017 12:45	1d	17,579	11K
11	El Paso County, TX	December 29, 2017 19:30	December 29, 2017 22:00	2h 30m	16,672	18K
12	El Paso County, TX	February 24, 2017 16:30	February 24, 2017 18:30	2h	16,072	6,903
13	Bexar County, TX	December 6, 2017 12:15	December 8, 2017 01:45	1d 13h	15,911	20K
14	Bexar County, TX	October 30, 2017 11:45	October 31, 2017 06:45	19h	13,520	13K
15	Gregg County, TX	June 30, 2017 15:00	July 3, 2017 23:30	3d 8h	13,054	134K
16	Guadalupe County, TX	February 20, 2017 04:30	February 21, 2017 02:15	21h 45m	12,871	25K
17	Dallas County, TX	December 4, 2017 12:00	December 10, 2017 08:30	5d 20h	12,857	53K
18	Washington County, TX	July 21, 2017 13:00	July 21, 2017 19:45	6h 45m	12,824	8,572
19	Travis County, TX	July 21, 2017 11:00	July 22, 2017 05:00	18h	12,741	12K
20	El Paso County, TX	July 10, 2017 22:00	July 11, 2017 04:15	6h 15m	12,482	16K
21	Van Zandt County, TX	April 29, 2017 21:15	May 5, 2017 00:45	5d 3h	12,230	470K
22	Hardin County, TX	August 27, 2017 05:30	September 13, 2017 20:00	17d 14h	12,194	1.1M
23	Bexar County, TX	December 18, 2017 11:15	December 20, 2017 12:00	2d	12,159	24K
24	El Paso County, TX	May 30, 2017 03:15	May 31, 2017 06:15	1d 3h	11,766	65K
25	Harrison County, TX	May 28, 2017 22:00	June 2, 2017 07:45	4d 9h	11,387	223K

EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Texas's electricity customers in 2017; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.

Texas by year:2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2016 2015

Other states in 2017:FL ME WV NH GA RI VT NC

Part of the 2017 US Power Outage Report.

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