Power Outages in Cameron County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 10 customers are without power in Cameron County, TX across 1 reported incident. AEP Texas Central Company and Brownsville Public Utilities Board publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.2 hours.
Cameron County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/cameron-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cameron County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/cameron-county
Not counted: no live feed for Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~170,954 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company, Brownsville Public Utilities Board.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brownsville Public Utilities Board | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cameron 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 (16)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78521 | 411 | 33 | 226 | ≤11 |
| 78550 | 289 | 26 | 173 | ≤11 |
| 78520 | 272 | 24 | 151 | ≤11 |
| 78586 | 228 | 27 | 132 | ≤11 |
| 78526 | 193 | 20 | 106 | ≤11 |
| 78552 | 185 | 13 | 129 | ≤11 |
| 78566 | 82 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 78559 | 68 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 78578 | 60 | ≤11 | 46 | 0 |
| 78583 | 44 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 78593 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 78597 | 20 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 78575 | 18 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 78592 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78567 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78535 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Cameron County or any town and utility in it.
- Rip Current StatementMODERATE
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryMINOR
- High Surf AdvisoryMINOR
Cameron County has been under 73 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Rip Current Statement on October 17, 2026.
- Rip Current Statement ×17
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×15
- High Surf Advisory ×12
- Flood Advisory ×11
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Wind Advisory ×3
Latest Cameron County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 41m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,547 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,820 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 34m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 789 customers out (0.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cameron 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 Cameron Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cameron County went about 2.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 43,776 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 2.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 43,776 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 478 | 19,642 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 412 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 291 | 2,702 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 718 | 11,419 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 736 | 15,678 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 669 | 28,057 | 6.2 |
| 2021 | 625 | 43,776 | 13.8 |
| 2022 | 617 | 9,910 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 739 | 19,786 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 720 | 9,339 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | 719 | 12,812 | 2.2 |
Cost of power in Cameron County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cameron 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.
- Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc10.5¢129,596 cust
- Brownsville Public Utilities Board11.2¢48,500 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.
Very High hurricanes exposure · 3.3 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 Cameron County: FAQ
- How often does Cameron County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cameron County, TX logged 719 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cameron County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 43,776 customers without power, beginning February 12, 2021 and lasting about 8d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Cameron County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 10 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Cameron County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, Brownsville Public Utilities Board.
Brownsville, Harlingen. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Cameron County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cameron County.
78520, 78521, 78526, 78535, 78550, 78552, 78559, 78566, 78567, 78575, 78578, 78583, 78586, 78592, 78593, 78597
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 | |
| Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc | 4.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Brownsville Public Utilities Board | 2.5 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/48061 and /api/v1/counties/48061/history. Live data as of .