2024 Texas Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average Texas customer went without power for about 24.4 hours, the 5th worst of 51 states (US average 11.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer

24.4

vs prior year

▲ 205%

vs 2023

Customer-hours out

335.1M

Peak customers out

2,658,351

across the state at once

EAGLE-I coverage

n/a

of TX customers

Counties reporting

252

Texas year over year

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

Month by month, 2024

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

CSV JSON

All 252 Texas counties, 2024

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	San Jacinto County	269.2	1.4M	5,355	5,355	536
2	Austin County	224.2	2.2M	9,780	9,780	503
3	Waller County	218.9	4.1M	18,532	18,532	448
4	Chambers County	155.6	4.1M	26,381	26,381	613
5	Trinity County	147.0	962K	6,541	6,541	620
6	Polk County	146.3	1.6M	11,122	11,122	661
7	Hudspeth County	122.1	139K	1,141	1,067	10
8	Walker County	116.6	1.9M	16,570	16,570	754
9	Tyler County	112.2	502K	4,478	4,478	660
10	Colorado County	105.0	855K	8,146	8,146	526
11	Madison County	102.7	226K	2,203	2,203	467
12	Montgomery County	101.1	23.3M	230,040	230,040	212
13	Harris County	96.3	176.0M	1,827,686	1,660,703	22
14	Liberty County	93.5	4.1M	44,189	32,796	509
15	Brazoria County	92.3	13.3M	144,164	144,164	562
16	Grimes County	90.3	283K	3,131	3,131	769
17	Culberson County	84.3	84K	1,000	1,000	14
18	Galveston County	83.6	12.1M	144,421	144,421	535
19	Dimmit County	66.8	225K	3,368	787	43
20	Terrell County	62.8	72K	1,148	642	87
21	Robertson County	61.5	169K	2,755	2,755	695
22	Hardin County	59.4	725K	12,194	12,194	793
23	Limestone County	58.8	249K	4,241	4,002	756
24	Leon County	55.0	412K	7,489	5,170	737
25	Matagorda County	50.2	859K	17,119	15,630	672
26	Van Zandt County	49.7	1.2M	23,878	23,878	822
27	Wharton County	49.3	1.2M	23,775	15,144	693
28	Pecos County	49.2	91K	1,846	950	63
29	Rusk County	47.3	1.3M	26,571	12,840	701
30	Falls County	47.0	195K	4,156	4,156	507
31	Panola County	45.7	634K	13,869	10,331	669
32	Franklin County	41.3	226K	5,481	4,526	626
33	Wood County	40.0	640K	16,030	11,109	881
34	Camp County	39.5	235K	5,954	5,954	479
35	Marion County	36.6	183K	5,005	4,006	492
36	Knox County	36.6	20K	551	551	346
37	Morris County	33.8	218K	6,447	4,132	555
38	Sutton County	31.7	25K	787	787	177
39	Kinney County	29.3	35K	1,193	678	102
40	Houston County	28.7	336K	11,682	5,732	749
41	Orange County	28.6	566K	19,786	7,848	833
42	Smith County	28.6	3.7M	129,054	71,890	612
43	Angelina County	26.9	1.3M	47,178	21,649	692
44	Brewster County	26.8	203K	7,588	2,467	22
45	Reeves County	26.6	46K	1,724	1,268	50
46	Burleson County	26.2	57K	2,155	2,155	667
47	Lavaca County	26.0	56K	2,165	1,846	403
48	Jefferson County	26.0	1.3M	51,659	22,497	579
49	Freestone County	26.0	231K	8,915	5,699	589
50	Cherokee County	25.9	770K	29,708	9,568	930
51	Lee County	25.3	56K	2,223	2,223	544
52	Upshur County	25.2	459K	18,224	6,333	839
53	Anderson County	25.2	730K	29,000	13,340	886
54	Cass County	24.7	376K	15,244	11,027	845
55	Briscoe County	24.3	14K	589	494	64
56	Fort Bend County	24.2	16.8M	694,780	236,443	328
57	Titus County	24.1	409K	16,993	9,422	778
58	Hutchinson County	23.9	167K	6,978	5,890	508
59	Gregg County	23.7	1.5M	64,306	16,501	604
60	Callahan County	22.0	83K	3,779	3,779	554
61	Roberts County	21.8	6,136	281	196	70
62	Coke County	20.0	30K	1,487	1,151	174
63	Hockley County	19.9	216K	10,853	7,318	418
64	Washington County	19.4	249K	12,824	8,879	758
65	Motley County	18.9	11K	556	556	153
66	Nacogdoches County	18.9	773K	40,989	11,543	750
67	Jeff Davis County	18.8	53K	2,799	2,358	68
68	Dallas County	18.7	17.8M	948,355	386,856	40
69	Kenedy County	18.5	6,542	353	353	100
70	Kaufman County	17.8	1.3M	74,765	43,490	1,028
71	Schleicher County	17.7	8,991	507	507	63
72	Lynn County	17.7	43K	2,405	2,405	315
73	Hall County	16.9	29K	1,741	1,524	151
74	Live Oak County	16.4	58K	3,562	2,137	650
75	Bandera County	16.2	24K	1,495	1,495	572
76	Duval County	15.6	72K	4,633	1,281	676
77	Glasscock County	15.3	14K	931	387	416
78	Sterling County	15.1	18K	1,197	342	156
79	Shelby County	14.8	214K	14,484	4,178	334
80	Kimble County	14.6	31K	2,099	2,099	235
81	Bastrop County	14.2	253K	17,828	7,240	969
82	Bell County	14.0	2.4M	171,225	62,146	776
83	Irion County	13.6	13K	969	594	239
84	Menard County	13.5	15K	1,142	657	206
85	Presidio County	13.4	67K	5,002	2,460	107
86	Crockett County	13.3	32K	2,408	863	75
87	Dickens County	12.9	12K	917	917	131
88	Harrison County	11.8	594K	50,385	10,856	825
89	Shackelford County	11.7	21K	1,803	1,325	299
90	Jackson County	11.7	71K	6,090	4,551	332
91	Brooks County	11.6	36K	3,092	1,669	446
92	Real County	11.3	14K	1,239	673	222
93	Haskell County	11.1	17K	1,529	1,529	350
94	Reagan County	11.1	24K	2,148	1,136	402
95	Henderson County	10.8	604K	55,808	11,636	1,002
96	Gonzales County	10.3	72K	6,999	4,145	485
97	Rockwall County	10.2	788K	77,029	31,961	704
98	Uvalde County	10.1	85K	8,418	2,479	189
99	Concho County	10.0	15K	1,545	759	168
100	Aransas County	9.9	119K	11,991	4,624	733
101	Sherman County	9.8	6,314	643	643	138
102	Edwards County	9.7	45K	4,664	3,556	204
103	Goliad County	9.7	22K	2,269	1,238	345
104	Martin County	9.7	37K	3,861	1,483	592
105	Loving County	9.6	6,499	675	158	173
106	Milam County	9.6	83K	8,681	2,702	440
107	Hopkins County	9.4	199K	21,115	12,278	869
108	Refugio County	9.1	31K	3,401	928	469
109	Crosby County	9.1	24K	2,609	2,222	174
110	Upton County	8.9	23K	2,542	2,007	338
111	Cooke County	8.8	148K	16,852	5,355	435
112	Taylor County	8.6	162K	18,703	11,427	906
113	La Salle County	8.6	24K	2,749	562	453
114	McLennan County	8.3	845K	101,960	19,440	740
115	Hill County	8.2	110K	13,365	2,105	647
116	Val Verde County	8.1	152K	18,757	9,974	395
117	Calhoun County	8.1	90K	11,203	7,088	450
118	Hamilton County	7.8	14K	1,841	907	180
119	Runnels County	7.7	15K	1,920	1,584	264
120	Parmer County	7.7	59K	7,651	2,002	497
121	Donley County	7.6	13K	1,704	1,704	188
122	Jim Hogg County	7.6	22K	2,958	1,855	349
123	King County	7.5	888	119	98	56
124	Rains County	7.4	39K	5,322	3,413	512
125	Carson County	7.1	30K	4,187	598	360
126	Mason County	7.1	20K	2,818	784	386
127	Ochiltree County	7.0	35K	4,973	4,288	204
128	Coryell County	6.9	184K	26,485	6,717	558
129	Hardeman County	6.9	7,680	1,110	620	229
130	Wise County	6.9	190K	27,602	4,680	772
131	Bee County	6.8	69K	10,187	1,837	736
132	Ellis County	6.8	547K	80,952	10,937	743
133	Mitchell County	6.6	32K	4,856	1,078	429
134	Jim Wells County	6.6	116K	17,612	4,272	747
135	Collin County	6.6	2.7M	417,242	94,090	457
136	Blanco County	6.6	35K	5,297	1,034	507
137	Maverick County	6.6	192K	29,327	10,358	52
138	Garza County	6.5	18K	2,693	2,118	257
139	Oldham County	6.5	6,150	948	948	175
140	Eastland County	6.4	59K	9,278	1,721	660
141	Hansford County	6.4	8,879	1,398	1,398	148
142	Lipscomb County	6.3	9,110	1,445	1,445	127
143	Castro County	6.2	32K	5,080	3,282	534
144	Stephens County	6.2	29K	4,777	1,257	354
145	Montague County	6.1	50K	8,303	1,114	432
146	Terry County	6.0	26K	4,311	2,574	378
147	Newton County	5.7	24K	4,202	130	44
148	Delta County	5.7	18K	3,228	1,417	194
149	Bosque County	5.6	42K	7,389	4,088	503
150	San Patricio County	5.5	198K	35,667	5,003	744
151	Dallam County	5.5	7,148	1,292	1,292	194
152	Medina County	5.5	87K	15,806	3,483	890
153	Baylor County	5.5	8,344	1,527	899	217
154	Gray County	5.5	39K	7,103	1,863	476
155	Grayson County	5.3	279K	52,508	7,687	895
156	Palo Pinto County	5.3	63K	11,965	4,540	715
157	Collingsworth County	5.3	6,586	1,249	1,249	98
158	Floyd County	5.1	14K	2,808	1,011	199
159	Frio County	5.0	36K	7,146	1,677	597
160	Jones County	4.9	26K	5,201	1,872	418
161	Armstrong County	4.9	2,207	452	385	72
162	Bowie County	4.8	567K	116,979	13,575	1,040
163	Borden County	4.8	7,589	1,569	306	190
164	Deaf Smith County	4.7	57K	12,107	1,950	652
165	Throckmorton County	4.7	2,740	582	582	129
166	Archer County	4.6	16K	3,386	934	290
167	Fannin County	4.5	62K	13,643	1,535	501
168	Zapata County	4.5	36K	8,025	2,934	477
169	Fayette County	4.5	17K	3,732	575	221
170	Nolan County	4.5	39K	8,654	1,134	412
171	Hunt County	4.4	196K	45,067	5,252	882
172	Hartley County	4.3	4,681	1,077	918	116
173	Comanche County	4.3	32K	7,336	1,148	657
174	Wheeler County	4.3	9,946	2,320	1,581	217
175	Cochran County	4.2	6,911	1,637	1,386	133
176	Denton County	4.2	1.4M	332,707	62,169	675
177	Dawson County	4.2	34K	8,173	1,884	449
178	Webb County	4.1	456K	110,210	13,533	69
179	McCulloch County	4.1	31K	7,593	2,029	288
180	Red River County	4.1	29K	7,161	1,155	302
181	Atascosa County	4.1	77K	18,992	2,116	622
182	Stonewall County	4.0	4,575	1,154	217	107
183	Jack County	3.9	14K	3,594	608	330
184	San Saba County	3.8	14K	3,729	875	308
185	Clay County	3.8	19K	4,905	1,260	304
186	Burnet County	3.8	51K	13,537	3,359	809
187	Winkler County	3.7	20K	5,476	2,704	285
188	Tarrant County	3.7	3.8M	1,040,761	53,537	52
189	Cottle County	3.6	2,590	712	712	92
190	Nueces County	3.5	576K	162,267	6,886	575
191	Johnson County	3.5	272K	76,674	7,968	959
192	Starr County	3.3	103K	31,014	2,633	794
193	Karnes County	3.3	19K	5,783	1,182	391
194	Caldwell County	3.3	69K	21,268	1,794	785
195	Llano County	3.2	32K	9,838	3,568	641
196	Moore County	3.2	21K	6,456	1,393	415
197	Potter County	3.1	122K	38,898	10,888	941
198	Parker County	3.0	266K	87,476	4,349	809
199	Willacy County	3.0	35K	11,642	2,000	553
200	Gaines County	2.9	41K	13,871	2,888	607
201	Gillespie County	2.8	48K	17,022	2,727	602
202	Tom Green County	2.7	160K	58,381	9,160	177
203	Kendall County	2.7	57K	21,038	3,236	675
204	DeWitt County	2.7	31K	11,595	1,161	416
205	Yoakum County	2.6	9,133	3,573	1,791	265
206	Somervell County	2.5	14K	5,351	1,492	297
207	Brown County	2.5	68K	26,881	5,427	733
208	Midland County	2.5	417K	164,550	11,210	819
209	Navarro County	2.5	102K	41,267	3,693	686
210	Crane County	2.5	15K	6,157	664	227
211	Hemphill County	2.3	2,715	1,189	414	49
212	Randall County	2.3	79K	34,619	3,418	935
213	Williamson County	2.3	675K	299,583	11,078	773
214	Coleman County	2.2	9,038	4,018	847	65
215	Ward County	2.2	19K	8,555	634	395
216	Fisher County	2.2	4,898	2,246	393	174
217	Brazos County	2.2	160K	73,982	7,227	1,030
218	Erath County	2.2	52K	24,280	3,198	992
219	Young County	2.1	20K	9,166	572	387
220	Kleberg County	2.1	44K	20,728	2,102	590
221	Hood County	2.0	56K	27,365	1,515	890
222	Travis County	1.9	1.2M	641,926	23,023	513
223	McMullen County	1.9	5,138	2,664	687	151
224	Wilbarger County	1.9	14K	7,359	1,399	415
225	Cameron County	1.9	490K	262,299	9,339	720
226	Andrews County	1.9	23K	12,620	1,322	477
227	Hays County	1.8	131K	71,175	6,946	1,153
228	Victoria County	1.8	87K	49,048	3,188	824
229	El Paso County	1.7	584K	349,484	9,373	1,114
230	Lamar County	1.6	45K	27,882	1,721	705
231	Childress County	1.5	3,786	2,451	847	225
232	Guadalupe County	1.5	143K	97,083	7,412	852
233	Foard County	1.5	1,562	1,067	56	112
234	Hidalgo County	1.3	1.0M	753,680	16,978	490
235	Hale County	1.2	19K	15,402	1,457	546
236	Comal County	1.2	113K	91,334	11,267	983
237	Swisher County	1.2	3,250	2,662	483	89
238	Lampasas County	1.2	14K	11,425	1,504	165
239	Ector County	1.2	187K	156,481	5,214	864
240	Mills County	1.2	4,150	3,489	264	121
241	Zavala County	1.1	77K	67,532	1,045	63
242	Kerr County	1.1	44K	39,842	2,540	763
243	Kent County	1.1	641	602	48	39
244	Wichita County	1.0	94K	90,763	2,055	984
245	Bexar County	1.0	975K	1,024,586	30,206	649
246	Lamb County	0.9	7,338	8,331	2,357	252
247	Scurry County	0.9	13K	15,125	360	383
248	Lubbock County	0.8	179K	222,871	8,635	897
249	Howard County	0.7	32K	43,808	649	702
250	Wilson County	0.7	23K	33,619	4,675	600
251	Jasper County	0.5	8,136	15,308	76	63
252	Bailey County	0.4	1,968	4,857	897	88

Biggest Texas outages of 2024

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	Harris County, TX	July 8, 2024 08:45	July 19, 2024 05:30	10d 20h	1,660,703	137.5M
2	Harris County, TX	April 6, 2024 11:45	May 18, 2024 05:45	41d 18h	502,077	12.9M
3	Dallas County, TX	May 24, 2024 09:15	June 30, 2024 10:15	37d 1h	386,856	15.4M
4	Harris County, TX	May 18, 2024 06:45	May 24, 2024 00:15	5d 17h	291,108	18.3M
5	Harris County, TX	May 24, 2024 09:15	June 26, 2024 07:30	32d 22h	251,830	2.7M
6	Fort Bend County, TX	July 8, 2024 14:15	July 10, 2024 00:45	1d 10h	236,443	6.7M
7	Montgomery County, TX	July 7, 2024 12:45	August 5, 2024 07:45	28d 19h	230,040	19.9M
8	Galveston County, TX	July 8, 2024 05:15	July 26, 2024 03:45	17d 22h	144,421	11.0M
9	Brazoria County, TX	July 8, 2024 00:15	August 2, 2024 08:00	25d 7h	144,164	12.5M
10	Fort Bend County, TX	July 10, 2024 02:00	July 19, 2024 05:30	9d 3h	138,510	7.0M
11	Collin County, TX	May 25, 2024 21:45	June 9, 2024 07:45	14d 10h	94,090	2.0M
12	Smith County, TX	May 28, 2024 11:45	June 11, 2024 10:15	13d 22h	71,890	2.9M
13	Montgomery County, TX	May 24, 2024 09:15	June 30, 2024 06:00	36d 20h	67,271	1.2M
14	Denton County, TX	May 25, 2024 15:15	June 6, 2024 03:45	11d 12h	62,169	1.0M
15	Bell County, TX	May 22, 2024 13:45	May 24, 2024 00:15	1d 10h	62,146	1.2M
16	Harris County, TX	February 26, 2024 15:45	April 6, 2024 11:00	39d 19h	59,075	686K
17	Tarrant County, TX	May 24, 2024 09:15	June 29, 2024 08:15	35d 23h	53,537	1.5M
18	Fort Bend County, TX	May 12, 2024 11:45	May 17, 2024 16:45	5d 5h	49,852	634K
19	Kaufman County, TX	May 28, 2024 11:45	June 6, 2024 06:15	8d 18h	43,490	1.1M
20	Liberty County, TX	April 27, 2024 11:30	May 24, 2024 00:15	26d 12h	32,796	1.2M
21	Rockwall County, TX	May 28, 2024 11:30	June 8, 2024 19:30	11d 8h	31,961	665K
22	Fort Bend County, TX	May 28, 2024 20:00	June 1, 2024 07:15	3d 11h	31,259	120K
23	Liberty County, TX	May 24, 2024 09:15	September 6, 2024 03:15	104d 18h	30,844	2.6M
24	Bexar County, TX	April 9, 2024 12:15	April 12, 2024 07:30	2d 19h	30,206	135K
25	Montgomery County, TX	April 24, 2024 09:30	May 24, 2024 00:15	29d 14h	30,063	964K

EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Texas's electricity customers in 2024; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.

Texas by year:2025 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

Other states in 2024:SC ME NC GA FL WV LA NH

Part of the 2024 US Power Outage Report.

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