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2018 Texas Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average Texas customer went without power for about 2.4 hours — the 33rd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.4
Peak customers out
26,907
Rank (worst state)
33rd
Counties affected
20

Texas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Texas counties in 2018

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

1Tarrant County26,9072Travis County26,4343Harris County25,1834Williamson County22,4025Angelina County22,2466Val Verde County18,4557Bexar County16,1388Aransas County13,9799Nueces County13,39210Ellis County12,92011Dallas County12,42012Fort Bend County12,35413Wichita County12,10014Denton County12,02415Hood County11,93016Cameron County11,41917Brazos County10,98418Smith County10,74519Gregg County10,56520Webb County10,526

Biggest Texas outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Tarrant CountyFebruary 20, 201826,907
Travis CountyJune 3, 201826,434
Harris CountyMarch 6, 201825,183
Williamson CountyJune 4, 201822,402
Angelina CountyMarch 23, 201822,246
Val Verde CountyMarch 20, 201818,455
Tarrant CountyMay 1, 201818,156
Williamson CountyNovember 7, 201817,196
Tarrant CountyDecember 6, 201817,054
Bexar CountyMarch 18, 201816,138
Texas by year:20252024202320222021202020192017
Other states in 2018:NCVAWVMARIVT

Part of the 2018 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.