2018 Texas Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average Texas customer went without power for about 2.4 hours, the 33rd worst of 51 states (US average 5.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer

2.4

vs prior year

▲ 48%

vs 2017

Customer-hours out

32.3M

Peak customers out

88,849

across the state at once

EAGLE-I coverage

90%

of TX customers

Counties reporting

253

Texas year over year

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

Month by month, 2018

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

CSV JSON

All 253 Texas counties, 2018

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	Loving County	41.7	28K	675	675	562
2	Pecos County	32.1	59K	1,846	1,118	663
3	Reeves County	28.5	49K	1,724	1,012	679
4	Grimes County	25.9	81K	3,131	2,704	518
5	Knox County	22.4	12K	551	551	182
6	Culberson County	22.3	22K	1,000	1,000	531
7	Erath County	22.3	541K	24,280	8,826	909
8	San Jacinto County	22.0	118K	5,355	2,214	1,064
9	Jones County	21.1	110K	5,201	4,626	385
10	Sutton County	19.9	16K	787	787	207
11	Crosby County	19.9	52K	2,609	2,379	164
12	Glasscock County	19.7	18K	931	605	384
13	Tyler County	18.0	81K	4,478	3,537	1,056
14	Archer County	17.9	61K	3,386	3,386	357
15	Coke County	17.3	26K	1,487	1,487	152
16	Lipscomb County	17.1	25K	1,445	1,102	138
17	Trinity County	16.5	108K	6,541	2,050	1,014
18	Shackelford County	16.3	29K	1,803	1,803	274
19	Schleicher County	16.1	8,174	507	507	69
20	Dimmit County	15.0	51K	3,368	2,594	411
21	Duval County	14.7	68K	4,633	2,157	625
22	Eastland County	14.5	134K	9,278	2,783	622
23	Burleson County	14.2	31K	2,155	2,155	548
24	Stephens County	14.2	68K	4,777	2,545	417
25	Upton County	14.1	36K	2,542	1,171	466
26	Live Oak County	13.9	49K	3,562	1,592	426
27	Palo Pinto County	13.8	165K	11,965	6,025	661
28	Mitchell County	13.7	66K	4,856	3,144	372
29	Lavaca County	13.5	29K	2,165	1,865	438
30	Brewster County	13.4	101K	7,588	5,343	468
31	Hardeman County	13.2	15K	1,110	1,110	216
32	Sherman County	12.8	8,248	643	643	97
33	Kenedy County	12.4	4,370	353	188	143
34	Goliad County	12.0	27K	2,269	2,235	296
35	Jim Hogg County	11.5	34K	2,958	2,405	295
36	Jack County	11.4	41K	3,594	1,637	359
37	Haskell County	11.2	17K	1,529	1,529	252
38	Morris County	10.9	70K	6,447	3,050	457
39	Briscoe County	10.8	6,361	589	497	69
40	Refugio County	10.8	37K	3,401	1,322	401
41	Reagan County	10.4	22K	2,148	1,321	392
42	Walker County	10.2	169K	16,570	6,288	861
43	Throckmorton County	10.0	5,831	582	582	203
44	Wheeler County	10.0	23K	2,320	886	212
45	Terrell County	9.9	11K	1,148	755	353
46	Limestone County	9.9	42K	4,241	3,597	527
47	Cass County	9.9	150K	15,244	8,512	767
48	Aransas County	9.8	117K	11,991	11,991	761
49	Hardin County	9.7	118K	12,194	4,679	1,081
50	Kimble County	9.6	20K	2,099	2,099	237
51	La Salle County	9.5	26K	2,749	1,054	368
52	Uvalde County	9.3	78K	8,418	2,762	597
53	Jim Wells County	9.2	163K	17,612	7,954	782
54	Jefferson County	9.1	470K	51,659	6,279	861
55	Ward County	8.9	76K	8,555	2,258	712
56	Falls County	8.6	36K	4,156	3,167	382
57	Brooks County	8.4	26K	3,092	1,999	407
58	Polk County	8.3	92K	11,122	1,936	1,016
59	Menard County	8.2	9,363	1,142	1,142	165
60	Hansford County	8.1	11K	1,398	987	147
61	Fisher County	7.6	17K	2,246	902	119
62	Callahan County	7.5	28K	3,779	1,890	405
63	Gregg County	7.4	476K	64,306	10,565	868
64	Matagorda County	7.1	122K	17,119	2,247	808
65	Comanche County	7.1	52K	7,336	2,123	609
66	Irion County	7.0	6,803	969	558	95
67	Rusk County	7.0	187K	26,571	4,148	686
68	Clay County	7.0	34K	4,905	851	295
69	Martin County	6.7	26K	3,861	1,615	481
70	Taylor County	6.7	125K	18,703	6,867	815
71	Frio County	6.5	46K	7,146	4,651	536
72	Colorado County	6.4	52K	8,146	1,574	540
73	Concho County	6.3	9,785	1,545	1,545	124
74	Hamilton County	6.2	11K	1,841	691	343
75	Houston County	6.2	73K	11,682	5,310	526
76	Van Zandt County	6.1	146K	23,878	3,468	802
77	Madison County	6.0	13K	2,203	2,203	194
78	Milam County	6.0	52K	8,681	2,253	537
79	Titus County	5.8	99K	16,993	5,572	683
80	Donley County	5.8	9,853	1,704	1,480	137
81	Wise County	5.7	158K	27,602	3,726	652
82	Carson County	5.7	24K	4,187	1,035	303
83	Medina County	5.6	89K	15,806	2,686	642
84	Liberty County	5.6	249K	44,189	4,353	983
85	Franklin County	5.6	30K	5,481	3,685	346
86	Chambers County	5.4	142K	26,381	7,497	939
87	Lee County	5.3	12K	2,223	1,305	540
88	King County	5.3	628	119	33	19
89	Dallam County	5.2	6,701	1,292	1,292	150
90	Angelina County	5.2	243K	47,178	22,246	943
91	Leon County	5.1	38K	7,489	2,255	388
92	Crockett County	5.0	12K	2,408	2,052	467
93	Bee County	5.0	51K	10,187	7,379	503
94	Wilbarger County	5.0	36K	7,359	6,074	474
95	Gonzales County	5.0	35K	6,999	1,956	708
96	Hall County	4.9	8,599	1,741	1,080	134
97	Real County	4.9	6,064	1,239	756	120
98	Val Verde County	4.8	90K	18,757	18,455	593
99	Hutchinson County	4.7	32K	6,978	2,477	396
100	Foard County	4.6	4,884	1,067	906	91
101	Edwards County	4.6	21K	4,664	1,105	207
102	San Saba County	4.6	17K	3,729	1,329	136
103	Jackson County	4.5	28K	6,090	3,896	337
104	Gaines County	4.5	62K	13,871	2,899	515
105	Moore County	4.5	29K	6,456	5,803	359
106	Bosque County	4.5	33K	7,389	806	593
107	Crane County	4.4	27K	6,157	1,125	322
108	Maverick County	4.4	129K	29,327	8,860	550
109	Nueces County	4.4	710K	162,267	13,392	501
110	Willacy County	4.4	51K	11,642	1,998	485
111	Floyd County	4.3	12K	2,808	1,247	158
112	Austin County	4.2	41K	9,780	1,881	598
113	Freestone County	4.2	37K	8,915	1,869	492
114	Bastrop County	4.1	73K	17,828	3,371	993
115	Motley County	4.0	2,242	556	524	81
116	Karnes County	4.0	23K	5,783	1,160	322
117	Gray County	4.0	28K	7,103	7,103	449
118	San Patricio County	3.9	139K	35,667	6,626	901
119	Jeff Davis County	3.8	11K	2,799	2,139	145
120	Andrews County	3.7	46K	12,620	3,384	559
121	Wood County	3.6	58K	16,030	1,490	429
122	Winkler County	3.6	20K	5,476	803	344
123	Presidio County	3.6	18K	5,002	4,221	163
124	Upshur County	3.5	64K	18,224	2,041	449
125	Parker County	3.5	306K	87,476	9,756	917
126	Starr County	3.5	108K	31,014	3,921	680
127	Montgomery County	3.5	797K	230,040	9,591	495
128	Kleberg County	3.4	71K	20,728	3,958	656
129	Ochiltree County	3.3	16K	4,973	2,536	223
130	Brown County	3.3	89K	26,881	3,606	739
131	Grayson County	3.3	173K	52,508	6,835	1,054
132	Waller County	3.3	61K	18,532	6,669	596
133	Cherokee County	3.3	97K	29,708	4,197	730
134	Runnels County	3.3	6,294	1,920	799	238
135	Atascosa County	3.2	62K	18,992	3,887	587
136	Calhoun County	3.2	36K	11,203	1,303	424
137	Cooke County	3.2	54K	16,852	3,044	570
138	Smith County	3.2	411K	129,054	10,745	852
139	Robertson County	3.2	8,736	2,755	2,755	256
140	Potter County	3.2	123K	38,898	5,656	961
141	Cottle County	3.1	2,217	712	598	85
142	Panola County	3.1	43K	13,869	1,114	395
143	Hartley County	3.1	3,342	1,077	229	87
144	Hemphill County	3.1	3,685	1,189	1,189	55
145	Lynn County	3.1	7,432	2,405	501	137
146	Henderson County	3.0	169K	55,808	4,259	1,066
147	Ellis County	3.0	242K	80,952	12,920	777
148	Nacogdoches County	3.0	122K	40,989	7,569	809
149	Webb County	3.0	328K	110,210	10,526	755
150	Young County	3.0	27K	9,166	1,298	474
151	Harrison County	3.0	149K	50,385	7,573	749
152	Dawson County	2.9	24K	8,173	2,192	352
153	Anderson County	2.9	84K	29,000	1,998	852
154	Galveston County	2.8	409K	144,421	6,174	656
155	McLennan County	2.8	286K	101,960	5,662	1,027
156	Brazoria County	2.8	398K	144,164	5,936	532
157	Nolan County	2.8	24K	8,654	5,718	463
158	Bowie County	2.7	321K	116,979	7,301	1,054
159	Zapata County	2.7	22K	8,025	1,501	381
160	Kinney County	2.7	3,163	1,193	640	85
161	Hood County	2.6	72K	27,365	11,930	712
162	Washington County	2.6	34K	12,824	3,014	777
163	Dallas County	2.6	2.5M	948,355	12,420	112
164	Stonewall County	2.6	2,986	1,154	392	93
165	Childress County	2.5	6,145	2,451	752	166
166	Fannin County	2.4	33K	13,643	1,708	621
167	Red River County	2.4	17K	7,161	1,352	322
168	Dickens County	2.4	2,168	917	211	105
169	Harris County	2.3	4.2M	1,827,686	25,183	19
170	Randall County	2.3	80K	34,619	2,646	829
171	Hopkins County	2.3	49K	21,115	1,762	671
172	Wichita County	2.3	207K	90,763	12,100	996
173	Howard County	2.3	99K	43,808	5,866	718
174	Tarrant County	2.2	2.3M	1,040,761	26,907	135
175	Johnson County	2.2	168K	76,674	10,369	979
176	Cameron County	2.2	570K	262,299	11,419	718
177	Yoakum County	2.2	7,745	3,573	1,697	206
178	Wharton County	2.2	51K	23,775	1,570	789
179	Shelby County	2.2	31K	14,484	1,140	230
180	Navarro County	2.1	88K	41,267	4,282	772
181	Ector County	2.1	333K	156,481	7,019	859
182	Hill County	2.1	28K	13,365	1,252	616
183	Collin County	2.1	882K	417,242	7,245	553
184	Blanco County	2.0	11K	5,297	2,199	349
185	Borden County	2.0	3,183	1,569	158	134
186	Burnet County	2.0	27K	13,537	1,295	685
187	Williamson County	2.0	600K	299,583	22,402	1,009
188	Camp County	1.9	11K	5,954	1,630	167
189	Victoria County	1.9	92K	49,048	9,602	738
190	Sterling County	1.9	2,218	1,197	725	78
191	Orange County	1.8	36K	19,786	2,418	294
192	Tom Green County	1.8	107K	58,381	3,880	808
193	Delta County	1.8	5,889	3,228	233	206
194	Garza County	1.8	4,759	2,693	1,999	126
195	Bell County	1.7	296K	171,225	6,902	929
196	Oldham County	1.7	1,638	948	227	108
197	Coryell County	1.7	44K	26,485	1,740	612
198	McCulloch County	1.7	13K	7,593	1,882	160
199	Hunt County	1.7	74K	45,067	2,311	711
200	Rockwall County	1.6	126K	77,029	6,405	648
201	Denton County	1.6	538K	332,707	12,024	529
202	Hidalgo County	1.5	1.1M	753,680	9,599	542
203	Collingsworth County	1.5	1,883	1,249	116	105
204	Somervell County	1.5	8,021	5,351	1,245	304
205	Montague County	1.5	12K	8,303	1,570	211
206	Midland County	1.4	238K	164,550	6,238	873
207	Lamar County	1.4	40K	27,882	5,610	750
208	McMullen County	1.4	3,755	2,664	109	125
209	Travis County	1.4	892K	641,926	26,434	759
210	Scurry County	1.4	21K	15,125	1,610	370
211	DeWitt County	1.4	16K	11,595	849	655
212	Kaufman County	1.4	102K	74,765	8,722	942
213	Hale County	1.4	21K	15,402	1,443	466
214	Hays County	1.3	94K	71,175	7,358	881
215	Terry County	1.3	5,643	4,311	231	69
216	Parmer County	1.2	9,460	7,651	2,181	138
217	Jasper County	1.2	19K	15,308	977	636
218	Baylor County	1.1	1,752	1,527	183	171
219	El Paso County	1.1	390K	349,484	8,538	954
220	Hockley County	1.1	12K	10,853	746	332
221	Brazos County	1.0	75K	73,982	10,984	601
222	Castro County	1.0	5,000	5,080	790	94
223	Bexar County	0.9	897K	1,024,586	16,138	532
224	Rains County	0.9	4,578	5,322	252	99
225	Mills County	0.8	2,827	3,489	448	111
226	Kendall County	0.8	17K	21,038	2,739	194
227	Cochran County	0.8	1,260	1,637	1,124	115
228	Hudspeth County	0.8	857	1,141	456	45
229	Lamb County	0.7	5,615	8,331	621	249
230	Caldwell County	0.7	14K	21,268	657	728
231	Fort Bend County	0.7	457K	694,780	12,354	389
232	Comal County	0.6	59K	91,334	4,797	702
233	Kent County	0.6	386	602	20	32
234	Deaf Smith County	0.5	6,233	12,107	246	259
235	Guadalupe County	0.5	49K	97,083	2,337	1,037
236	Bailey County	0.4	2,155	4,857	465	78
237	Coleman County	0.4	1,775	4,018	136	58
238	Zavala County	0.4	30K	67,532	1,083	395
239	Lampasas County	0.4	4,858	11,425	301	201
240	Fayette County	0.4	1,548	3,732	67	176
241	Swisher County	0.4	1,061	2,662	143	84
242	Wilson County	0.3	9,431	33,619	3,123	259
243	Llano County	0.1	1,334	9,838	123	207
244	Lubbock County	0.1	21K	222,871	3,119	333
245	Kerr County	0.1	2,196	39,842	429	50
246	San Augustine County	0.1	282	5,144	18	41
247	Bandera County	0.1	79	1,495	13	3
248	Newton County	0.0	202	4,202	8	37
249	Gillespie County	0.0	644	17,022	296	68
250	Mason County	0.0	76	2,818	60	12
251	Marion County	0.0	1	5,005	1	1
252	Armstrong County	-	3,558	-	863	55
253	Roberts County	-	7,723	-	596	84

Biggest Texas outages of 2018

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	Tarrant County, TX	February 20, 2018 23:30	March 3, 2018 12:30	10d 13h	26,907	154K
2	Travis County, TX	June 3, 2018 17:00	June 10, 2018 08:15	6d 15h	26,434	287K
3	Harris County, TX	March 6, 2018 03:15	May 24, 2018 23:15	79d 20h	25,183	942K
4	Williamson County, TX	June 4, 2018 04:45	June 6, 2018 08:00	2d 3h	22,402	173K
5	Angelina County, TX	March 23, 2018 22:00	March 24, 2018 11:15	13h 15m	22,246	22K
6	Val Verde County, TX	March 20, 2018 14:00	March 21, 2018 00:15	10h 15m	18,455	28K
7	Tarrant County, TX	May 1, 2018 10:30	May 9, 2018 06:00	7d 19h	18,156	107K
8	Williamson County, TX	November 7, 2018 02:15	November 8, 2018 07:30	1d 5h	17,196	4,459
9	Tarrant County, TX	December 6, 2018 13:00	December 10, 2018 05:30	3d 16h	17,054	24K
10	Bexar County, TX	March 18, 2018 11:15	March 19, 2018 08:30	21h 15m	16,138	10K
11	Bexar County, TX	December 13, 2018 12:30	December 14, 2018 08:15	19h 45m	15,695	45K
12	Harris County, TX	January 1, 2018 00:00	January 25, 2018 14:30	24d 14h	15,504	317K
13	Harris County, TX	July 19, 2018 00:15	August 9, 2018 22:30	21d 22h	15,285	223K
14	Tarrant County, TX	June 2, 2018 12:15	June 18, 2018 10:30	15d 22h	14,912	126K
15	Bexar County, TX	January 15, 2018 19:45	January 18, 2018 03:15	2d 7h	14,559	28K
16	Williamson County, TX	April 13, 2018 21:00	April 16, 2018 06:00	2d 9h	14,110	79K
17	Travis County, TX	April 14, 2018 01:15	April 15, 2018 15:15	1d 14h	13,855	67K
18	Harris County, TX	August 19, 2018 00:45	September 14, 2018 21:45	26d 21h	13,689	340K
19	Bexar County, TX	March 28, 2018 04:00	March 28, 2018 07:15	3h 15m	13,630	11K
20	Harris County, TX	November 10, 2018 15:00	December 14, 2018 20:15	34d 5h	13,444	357K
21	Nueces County, TX	October 7, 2018 16:15	October 8, 2018 00:15	8h	13,392	13K
22	Harris County, TX	May 27, 2018 14:15	June 9, 2018 07:15	12d 17h	13,036	240K
23	Ellis County, TX	February 8, 2018 11:15	February 8, 2018 23:45	12h 30m	12,920	12K
24	Travis County, TX	December 26, 2018 14:45	December 28, 2018 04:15	1d 13h	12,650	44K
25	Harris County, TX	September 15, 2018 04:00	November 10, 2018 11:45	56d 7h	12,430	566K

EAGLE-I tracked about 90% of Texas's electricity customers in 2018; 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 2018:NC VA WV MA RI VT ME MI

Part of the 2018 US Power Outage Report.

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