Power Outages in Duval County, TX
AEP Texas Central Company, Medina Electric Coop, Inc and Nueces Electric Cooperative publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.2 hours.
Duval County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Duval County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/duval-county
AEP Texas Central Company, Medina Electric Coop, Inc and Nueces Electric Cooperative publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~9,459 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company, Medina Electric Coop, Inc, Nueces Electric Cooperative.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nueces Electric Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Duval 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78384 | 71 | ≤11 | 54 | ≤11 |
| 78357 | 41 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 78341 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 78376 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78349 | ≤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 Duval County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Duval County right now.
Duval County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Heat Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Duval County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 43m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 131 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 106 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 132 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 15m
Hardest-hit cities in Duval County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Duval County went about 16.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,633 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 16.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 4,633 customers out) · decade average 22.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 204 | 1,846 | 13.0 |
| 2017 | 300 | 302 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 625 | 2,157 | 14.7 |
| 2019 | 653 | 2,054 | 13.9 |
| 2020 | 607 | 1,544 | 16.8 |
| 2021 | 580 | 4,633 | 97.5 |
| 2022 | 619 | 1,243 | 16.0 |
| 2023 | 680 | 2,547 | 23.1 |
| 2024 | 676 | 1,281 | 15.6 |
| 2025 | 636 | 1,224 | 16.2 |
Cost of power in Duval County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Duval 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.
- Nueces Electric Cooperative11.4¢49,903 cust
- Medina Electric Coop, Inc12.5¢30,778 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 hurricanes exposure · 22.9 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 Duval County: FAQ
- How often does Duval County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Duval County, TX logged 636 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 16.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Duval County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,633 customers without power, beginning February 14, 2021 and lasting about 6d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Duval County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Duval County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Duval County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, Medina Electric Coop, Inc, Nueces Electric Cooperative.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Duval County.
78341, 78349, 78357, 78376, 78384
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 | |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | 5.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Nueces Electric Cooperative | 6.8 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/48131 and /api/v1/counties/48131/history.