Power Outages in Galveston County, TX
Is there a power outage in Galveston County, TX right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:20 UTC, about 13 customers are without power in Galveston County, TX across 4 reported incidents.
Galveston County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/galveston-county
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- October 19, 2026 16:20 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Galveston County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:20 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/galveston-county
- Texas-New Mexico Power Co
- CenterPoint Energy
Report an outage in Galveston County, TX
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Entergy Texas Inc. and CenterPoint Energy; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
90%of this county's ~209,096 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | Live · county | 7 | 102,147 | 0.0% | - | 3 | October 19, 2026 16:45 UTC | |
| CenterPoint Energy | Live · county | 6 | 79,301 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Entergy Texas Inc. | Live · county | 0 | 6,705 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Texas-New Mexico Power Co, CenterPoint Energy and Entergy Texas Inc. reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Galveston 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 (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77573 | 506 | 33 | 348 | ≤11 |
| 77546 | 336 | 24 | 218 | ≤11 |
| 77590 | 328 | 18 | 256 | ≤11 |
| 77539 | 327 | 18 | 223 | ≤11 |
| 77568 | 208 | 13 | 155 | ≤11 |
| 77550 | 206 | ≤11 | 142 | ≤11 |
| 77551 | 177 | ≤11 | 117 | ≤11 |
| 77591 | 130 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤11 |
| 77563 | 119 | ≤11 | 91 | ≤11 |
| 77518 | 93 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 77554 | 92 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 77517 | 73 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 77565 | 66 | ≤11 | 42 | ≤11 |
| 77650 | 36 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 77623 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Galveston County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Galveston County right now.
Galveston County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Rip Current Statement on October 17, 2026.
- Rip Current Statement ×14
- Air Quality Alert ×8
- Wind Advisory ×7
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×2
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Galveston County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 590 customers out (0.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 24m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,826 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 531 customers out (0.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 45m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Galveston 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 Galveston Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Galveston County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 144,421 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 4.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 144,421 customers out) · decade average 17.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 318 | 4,363 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 254 | 4,814 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 299 | 5,088 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 656 | 6,174 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 493 | 8,234 | 7.2 |
| 2020 | 569 | 9,739 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 341 | 144,421 | 61.3 |
| 2022 | 329 | 23,317 | 9.5 |
| 2023 | 510 | 30,412 | 11.9 |
| 2024 | 535 | 144,421 | 83.6 |
| 2025 | 592 | 9,785 | 4.8 |
Cost of power in Galveston County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Galveston 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.
- Entergy Texas Inc.13.9¢469,094 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 17.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Galveston County: FAQ
- How often does Galveston County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Galveston County, TX logged 592 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Galveston County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 144,421 customers without power, beginning July 8, 2024 and lasting about 17d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Galveston County, TX right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:20 UTC, about 13 customers are without power in Galveston County, TX across 4 reported incidents.
- Which utilities serve Galveston County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include CenterPoint Energy, Entergy Texas Inc., Texas-New Mexico Power Co.
League City, Texas City, Galveston, Friendswood. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Galveston County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Galveston County.
77510, 77517, 77518, 77539, 77546, 77550, 77551, 77554, 77555, 77563, 77565, 77568, 77573, 77590, 77591, 77617, 77623, 77650
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Galveston County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Texas →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Texas Inc. | 6.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| CenterPoint Energy | 3.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | - | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
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/48167 and /api/v1/counties/48167/history. Live data as of .