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2023 Texas Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average Texas customer went without power for about 8.1 hours — the 16th worst of any US state that year, 1.1× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
8.1
Peak customers out
200,550
Rank (worst state)
16th
Counties affected
20

Texas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Texas counties in 2023

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

1Hidalgo County200,5502Travis County185,0253Tarrant County107,1754Dallas County105,9075Harris County88,0956Williamson County70,7037Montgomery County64,8248Brazoria County57,4519Collin County55,21610Bexar County48,22111Gregg County46,78312Smith County42,07913Fort Bend County33,33414Galveston County30,41215Harrison County28,81116El Paso County27,87617Wharton County25,25518Bell County24,73519Upshur County23,85720Denton County21,845

Biggest Texas outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Hidalgo CountyApril 27, 2023200,550
Travis CountyJanuary 30, 2023185,025
Tarrant CountyMarch 2, 2023107,175
Dallas CountyFebruary 21, 2023105,907
Tarrant CountyJuly 10, 2023101,641
Harris CountyJune 11, 202388,095
Williamson CountyJanuary 31, 202370,703
Montgomery CountyJune 11, 202364,824
Brazoria CountyJune 11, 202357,451
Harris CountyMay 26, 202356,009
Texas by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MEMIKYOKARWV

Part of the 2023 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.