Power Outages in Burnet County, TX
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Burnet - (TX). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.4 hours.
Burnet County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/burnet-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Burnet County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/burnet-county
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Burnet - (TX): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~32,795 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Burnet - (TX). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Burnet - (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Burnet 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78654 | 260 | ≤11 | 200 | ≤11 |
| 78611 | 228 | 12 | 175 | ≤11 |
| 78605 | 79 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 78608 | ≤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 Burnet County or any town and utility in it.
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Burnet County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×8
- Flood Watch ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Wind Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Burnet County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Burnet County went about 6.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,537 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 6.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 13,537 customers out) · decade average 6.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 489 | 1,699 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 685 | 1,295 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 765 | 2,607 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 716 | 3,292 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 745 | 13,537 | 36.4 |
| 2022 | 780 | 3,167 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 760 | 3,506 | 8.4 |
| 2024 | 809 | 3,359 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 812 | 4,668 | 6.4 |
Cost of power in Burnet County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Burnet 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
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 high winds exposure · 6.6 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 Burnet County: FAQ
- How often does Burnet County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Burnet County, TX logged 812 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Burnet County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,537 customers without power, beginning February 14, 2021 and lasting about 7d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Burnet County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Burnet County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Burnet County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Burnet County.
78605, 78608, 78611, 78654
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 | |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | Live · total only | |
| City of Burnet - (TX) | - | No live feed | - |
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/48053 and /api/v1/counties/48053/history.