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2020 Texas Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Texas customer went without power for about 5.3 hours — the 26th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
5.3
Peak customers out
153,337
Rank (worst state)
26th
Counties affected
20

Texas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Texas counties in 2020

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

1Hidalgo County153,3372Montgomery County115,8413Jefferson County90,6674Harris County55,8365Dallas County50,8306Nueces County41,7227Orange County38,7098Bexar County36,9749Gregg County33,01510Tarrant County30,31111Cameron County28,05712Collin County27,85413El Paso County27,03414Tom Green County20,76015Fort Bend County20,30616Wood County18,88417McLennan County18,27318Lubbock County17,10819Walker County17,02420Bell County15,512

Biggest Texas outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Hidalgo CountyJuly 25, 2020153,337
Montgomery CountyAugust 25, 2020115,841
Jefferson CountyAugust 25, 202090,667
Jefferson CountyOctober 9, 202075,222
Harris CountyApril 24, 202055,836
Dallas CountyAugust 8, 202050,830
Harris CountyAugust 30, 202043,649
Nueces CountyJuly 23, 202041,722
Orange CountyAugust 26, 202038,709
Harris CountyFebruary 3, 202038,091
Texas by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.