Power Outages in Aransas County, TX
AEP Texas Central Company and San Patricio Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.5 hours.
Aransas County, TX is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/aransas-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Aransas County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/aransas-county
AEP Texas Central Company and San Patricio Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~21,541 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company, San Patricio Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Patricio Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Aransas Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78382 | 292 | ≤11 | 240 | ≤11 |
| 78358 | 38 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Aransas County or any town and utility in it.
- Rip Current StatementMODERATE
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryMINOR
Aransas County has been under 36 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×19
- Rip Current Statement ×10
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Heat Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Aransas County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 15m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 388 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 245 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Aransas County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Aransas County went about 12.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,991 customers.
The US EIA reports Texas utilities averaged 3.7 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 12.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 11,991 customers out) · decade average 13.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 234 | 8,682 | 9.9 |
| 2017 | 83 | 353 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 761 | 11,991 | 9.8 |
| 2019 | 708 | 11,991 | 7.4 |
| 2020 | 703 | 3,470 | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 697 | 11,991 | 64.8 |
| 2022 | 777 | 3,555 | 9.9 |
| 2023 | 715 | 6,502 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | 733 | 4,624 | 9.9 |
| 2025 | 620 | 6,387 | 12.5 |
Cost of power in Aransas County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Aransas County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- San Patricio Electric Coop Inc14.2¢10,087 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 13.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Aransas County: FAQ
- How often does Aransas County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Aransas County, TX logged 620 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Aransas County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,991 customers without power, beginning October 25, 2019 and lasting about 16h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Aransas County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Aransas County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Aransas County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Aransas County.
77950, 78358, 78382
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | 3.4 hrs | Live · total only | |
| San Patricio Electric Coop Inc | 4.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Texas customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/48007 and /api/v1/counties/48007/history.