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2022 Texas Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Texas customer went without power for about 4.0 hours — the 25th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.0
Peak customers out
120,548
Rank (worst state)
25th
Counties affected
20

Texas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Texas counties in 2022

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

1Dallas County120,5482Harris County40,8733Brazoria County35,4024Smith County33,1925Bexar County32,1116Travis County30,0547Tarrant County27,5538Bastrop County26,2319Collin County24,31310Kaufman County23,73711Galveston County23,31712Montgomery County22,89713Williamson County22,25814Fort Bend County20,53415Gregg County19,30416Van Zandt County18,49017Bell County16,24118Hays County15,06119Hidalgo County14,65920Wharton County14,552

Biggest Texas outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Dallas CountyJuly 25, 2022120,548
Harris CountyAugust 10, 202240,873
Brazoria CountyAugust 7, 202235,402
Smith CountyApril 10, 202233,192
Bexar CountyFebruary 2, 202232,111
Travis CountyMay 25, 202230,054
Harris CountyOctober 21, 202228,722
Tarrant CountyNovember 19, 202227,553
Bastrop CountyJanuary 12, 202226,231
Bexar CountyMay 25, 202225,801
Texas by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLWVVTAK

Part of the 2022 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.