Power Outages in Calhoun County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Calhoun County, TX across 1 reported incident. AEP Texas Central Company, Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) and Victoria Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.7 hours.
Calhoun County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/calhoun-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Calhoun County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/calhoun-county
0.0%of this county's ~12,173 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company, Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Victoria 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Victoria Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Calhoun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77979 | 109 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 77983 | 20 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 77982 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 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 Calhoun County or any town and utility in it.
- Rip Current StatementMODERATE
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryMINOR
Calhoun County has been under 39 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×19
- Rip Current Statement ×10
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Heat Advisory ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Calhoun County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 191 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 321 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 41m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 225 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Calhoun 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 Calhoun Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Calhoun County went about 4.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,088 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 4.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 6,838 customers out) · decade average 8.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 135 | 2,657 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 52 | 1,800 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 424 | 1,303 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 421 | 2,593 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 416 | 6,271 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 485 | 6,838 | 51.2 |
| 2022 | 449 | 1,375 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 411 | 3,591 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 450 | 7,088 | 8.1 |
| 2025 | 451 | 4,290 | 4.7 |
Cost of power in Calhoun County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Calhoun 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.
- Victoria Electric Coop, Inc12.4¢21,716 cust
- Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)14.5¢15,670 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 · 8.4 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 Calhoun County: FAQ
- How often does Calhoun County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Calhoun County, TX logged 451 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Calhoun County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,088 customers without power, beginning May 13, 2024 and lasting about 2d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Calhoun County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Calhoun County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Victoria Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Calhoun County.
77978, 77979, 77982, 77983
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 | |
| Victoria Electric Coop, Inc | 4.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) | - | 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/48057 and /api/v1/counties/48057/history. Live data as of .