Power Outages in Austin County, TX
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Austin County, TX. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.0 hours.
Austin County, TX is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Austin County.
No active NWS alerts for Austin County right now.
Austin County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Advisory on July 13, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Austin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Austin County went about 6.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 126,963 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 126,963 customers out) · decade average 139.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 556 | 1,610 | 4.3 |
| 2016 | 430 | 1,897 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 335 | 1,947 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 598 | 1,881 | 4.2 |
| 2019 | 569 | 1,880 | 17.5 |
| 2020 | 635 | 1,953 | 22.5 |
| 2021 | 354 | 79,588 | 354.7 |
| 2022 | 396 | 9,427 | 69.6 |
| 2023 | 334 | 17,696 | 139.5 |
| 2024 | 503 | 126,963 | 916.8 |
| 2025 | 695 | 2,227 | 6.0 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 0.4% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 139.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Austin County: FAQ
- How often does Austin County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Austin County, TX logged 695 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Austin County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 126,963 customers without power, beginning May 8, 2024 and lasting about 15d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Austin County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Austin County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Austin County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include CENTERPOINT ENERGY.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Austin County.
77418, 77473, 77474, 77485, 78931, 78944, 78950
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTERPOINT ENERGY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/48015 and /api/v1/counties/48015/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Texas customers).