Power Outages in Frio County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Frio County, TX across 1 reported incident. AEP Texas Central Company, Karnes Electric Coop Inc and Medina Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.4 hours.
Frio County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/frio-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Frio County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/frio-county
0.0%of this county's ~10,103 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Tullahoma Board-Public Utils. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company, Karnes Electric Coop Inc, Medina 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karnes Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tullahoma Board-Public Utils | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Frio 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78061 | 75 | ≤11 | 50 | ≤11 |
| 78017 | 25 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 78057 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78005 | ≤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 Frio County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Frio County right now.
Frio County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Wind Advisory ×3
Latest Frio County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 213 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 850 customers out (8.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Frio 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 Frio Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Frio County went about 5.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,892 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 5.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 5,892 customers out) · decade average 8.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 341 | 1,947 | 4.1 |
| 2017 | 53 | 649 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 536 | 4,651 | 6.5 |
| 2019 | 471 | 3,014 | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 605 | 1,191 | 4.9 |
| 2021 | 604 | 5,892 | 45.9 |
| 2022 | 573 | 1,525 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 605 | 1,268 | 4.1 |
| 2024 | 597 | 1,677 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 635 | 1,186 | 5.4 |
Cost of power in Frio County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Frio 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.
- Medina Electric Coop, Inc12.5¢30,778 cust
- Karnes Electric Coop Inc10.3¢13,599 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 · 8.6 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 Frio County: FAQ
- How often does Frio County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Frio County, TX logged 635 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Frio County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,892 customers without power, beginning February 14, 2021 and lasting about 4d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Frio County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Frio County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, Karnes Electric Coop Inc, Medina Electric Coop, Inc, Tullahoma Board-Public Utils.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Frio County.
78005, 78017, 78057, 78061
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 | - |
| Tullahoma Board-Public Utils | 1.2 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Karnes Electric Coop Inc | - | 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/48163 and /api/v1/counties/48163/history. Live data as of .