2024 Texas Power Outage Report
In 2024, the average Texas customer went without power for about 25.5 hours — the 5th worst of any US state that year, 3.5× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.
Avg hrs / customer
25.5
Peak customers out
1,660,703
Rank (worst state)
5th
Counties affected
20
Texas outages over the decade
Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.
Hardest-hit Texas counties in 2024
By peak customers out during the year's worst event.
1Harris County1,660,7032Dallas County386,8563Montgomery County246,2124Fort Bend County236,4435Galveston County164,9206Brazoria County164,8457Austin County126,9638Waller County121,2489Collin County94,09010Smith County71,89011Denton County62,16912Bell County62,14613Chambers County60,51414Tarrant County53,53715Kaufman County43,49016Liberty County32,79617Rockwall County31,96118Bexar County30,20619Van Zandt County26,78320Polk County26,132
Biggest Texas outages of 2024
| County | Began | Peak customers out |
|---|---|---|
| Harris County | July 8, 2024 | 1,660,703 |
| Harris County | April 6, 2024 | 502,077 |
| Dallas County | May 24, 2024 | 386,856 |
| Harris County | May 18, 2024 | 291,108 |
| Harris County | May 24, 2024 | 251,830 |
| Montgomery County | July 7, 2024 | 246,212 |
| Fort Bend County | July 8, 2024 | 236,443 |
| Galveston County | July 8, 2024 | 164,920 |
| Brazoria County | July 8, 2024 | 164,845 |
| Fort Bend County | July 10, 2024 | 138,510 |
Part of the 2024 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.