Power Outages in Brewster County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 31 customers are without power in Brewster County, TX across 1 reported incident. AEP Texas North Company and Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 19.0 hours.
Brewster County, TX is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/brewster-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Brewster County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/brewster-county
0.0%of this county's ~4,575 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas North Company, Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Brewster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79830 | 75 | ≤11 | 58 | 0 |
| 79852 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 79842 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Brewster County or any town and utility in it.
- Flood WarningSEVERE
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Brewster County has been under 124 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×44
- Flash Flood Warning ×28
- Special Weather Statement ×21
- Flood Warning ×13
- Flood Watch ×12
- Wind Advisory ×4
Latest Brewster County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10h 50m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 100 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 742 customers out (9.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 103 customers out (1.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Brewster County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Brewster Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Brewster County went about 19.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,368 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 19.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 2,467 customers out) · decade average 11.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 89 | 5,026 | 11.2 |
| 2017 | 26 | 25 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 468 | 5,343 | 13.4 |
| 2019 | 490 | 5,368 | 6.7 |
| 2020 | 360 | 625 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 227 | 2,748 | 26.0 |
| 2022 | 260 | 1,788 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 320 | 1,669 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 22 | 2,467 | 26.8 |
| 2025 | 16 | 1,758 | 19.0 |
Cost of power in Brewster County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Brewster 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.
- Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc18.3¢9,371 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 ice storms exposure · 11.0 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 Brewster County: FAQ
- How often does Brewster County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Brewster County, TX logged 16 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 19.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Brewster County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,368 customers without power, beginning January 2, 2019 and lasting about 8h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Brewster County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 31 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Brewster County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas North Company, Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Brewster County.
79830, 79832, 79834, 79842, 79852
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | 3.2 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/48043 and /api/v1/counties/48043/history. Live data as of .