Power Outages in Blanco County, TX
Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc and Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.2 hours.
Blanco County, TX is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/blanco-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Blanco County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/blanco-county
Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc and Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~5,482 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Blanco 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78606 | 83 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤11 |
| 78636 | 42 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 78663 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 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 Blanco County or any town and utility in it.
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Blanco County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×8
- Flood Watch ×7
- Wind Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Blanco County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Blanco County went about 7.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,297 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 7.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 5,297 customers out) · decade average 11.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 308 | 2,889 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 349 | 2,199 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 475 | 1,665 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 434 | 1,328 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 409 | 5,297 | 37.2 |
| 2022 | 490 | 3,484 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 463 | 5,064 | 34.0 |
| 2024 | 507 | 1,034 | 6.6 |
| 2025 | 495 | 4,761 | 7.2 |
Cost of power in Blanco County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Blanco 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.
- Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc12.8¢420,753 cust
- Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc12.2¢40,305 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 Low high winds exposure · 11.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Blanco County: FAQ
- How often does Blanco County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Blanco County, TX logged 495 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Blanco County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,297 customers without power, beginning February 11, 2021 and lasting about 19d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Blanco County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Blanco County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Blanco County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Blanco County.
78606, 78635, 78636, 78663
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | 1.5 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc | 3.7 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/48031 and /api/v1/counties/48031/history.