Power Outages in Fort Bend County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Fort Bend County, TX across 1 reported incident. CenterPoint Energy publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.4 hours.
Fort Bend County, TX is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/fort-bend-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Fort Bend County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/fort-bend-county
0.0%of this county's ~293,844 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: CenterPoint Energy.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CenterPoint Energy | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Fort Bend 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 (20)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77494 | 437 | 46 | 273 | ≤11 |
| 77459 | 409 | 19 | 248 | 17 |
| 77479 | 374 | 21 | 204 | 15 |
| 77450 | 361 | 21 | 269 | ≤11 |
| 77469 | 355 | 23 | 241 | ≤11 |
| 77406 | 284 | 21 | 187 | ≤11 |
| 77489 | 276 | 17 | 159 | 12 |
| 77471 | 241 | ≤11 | 148 | ≤11 |
| 77498 | 233 | 15 | 134 | ≤11 |
| 77407 | 232 | 13 | 143 | ≤11 |
| 77477 | 175 | ≤11 | 111 | ≤11 |
| 77478 | 165 | 12 | 101 | ≤11 |
| 77053 | 160 | ≤11 | 107 | ≤11 |
| 77441 | 148 | ≤11 | 102 | ≤11 |
| 77545 | 125 | ≤11 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 77461 | 72 | ≤11 | 50 | ≤11 |
| 77417 | 19 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 77476 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 77464 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 77451 | ≤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 Fort Bend County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Fort Bend County right now.
Fort Bend County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Fort Bend County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 5,165 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,056 customers out (0.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 534 customers out (0.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,625 customers out (0.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Fort Bend County went about 1.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 236,443 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 1.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 236,443 customers out) · decade average 4.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 122 | 11,962 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 69 | 5,980 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 389 | 12,354 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 381 | 11,023 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 539 | 20,306 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 236 | 171,660 | 11.1 |
| 2022 | 225 | 20,534 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 152 | 33,334 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 328 | 236,443 | 24.2 |
| 2025 | 564 | 17,979 | 1.4 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Very High tornadoes exposure · 4.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Fort Bend County: FAQ
- How often does Fort Bend County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Fort Bend County, TX logged 564 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Fort Bend County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 236,443 customers without power, beginning July 8, 2024 and lasting about 1d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Fort Bend County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 4 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Fort Bend County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include CenterPoint Energy.
Sugar Land, Missouri City, Fulshear, Rosenberg. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Fort Bend County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Fort Bend County.
77053, 77406, 77407, 77417, 77441, 77444, 77451, 77459, 77461, 77464, 77469, 77471, 77476, 77477, 77478, 77479, 77481, 77489, 77494, 77498, 77545
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenterPoint Energy | 3.2 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/48157 and /api/v1/counties/48157/history. Live data as of .