Power Outages in Edwards County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 6 customers are without power in Edwards County, TX across 1 reported incident. AEP Texas Central Company, AEP Texas North Company, Medina Electric Coop, Inc, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc and Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.9 hours.
Edwards County, TX is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/edwards-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Edwards County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/edwards-county
Not counted: no live feed for Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~4,594 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Southwest Texas Elec 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, AEP Texas North Company, Medina Electric Coop, Inc, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc, Rio Grande 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AEP Texas North Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Edwards 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78880 | 18 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78828 | ≤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 Edwards County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Edwards County right now.
Edwards County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 9, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×13
- Flood Advisory ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Flash Flood Warning ×6
- Flood Watch ×2
Latest Edwards County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 174 customers out (3.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 142 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Edwards 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 Edwards Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Edwards County went about 12.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,721 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 12.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 3,185 customers out) · decade average 11.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 29 | 680 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 141 | 2,292 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 207 | 1,105 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | 242 | 3,653 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 264 | 3,721 | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 333 | 3,185 | 64.2 |
| 2022 | 266 | 3,714 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 240 | 3,473 | 11.2 |
| 2024 | 204 | 3,556 | 9.7 |
| 2025 | 156 | 1,764 | 12.9 |
Cost of power in Edwards County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Edwards 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
- Medina Electric Coop, Inc12.5¢30,778 cust
- Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc18.3¢9,371 cust
- Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc14.6¢5,934 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 wildfire exposure · 11.9 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 Edwards County: FAQ
- How often does Edwards County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Edwards County, TX logged 156 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Edwards County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,721 customers without power, beginning January 16, 2020 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Edwards County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 6 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Edwards County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc, Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Edwards County.
78880
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 | |
| AEP Texas North Company | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | 1.5 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | 3.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | 5.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc | - | 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/48137 and /api/v1/counties/48137/history. Live data as of .