Power Outages in Gillespie County, TX
AEP Texas North Company, Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc and Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Fredericksburg - (TX). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.7 hours.
Gillespie County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Gillespie County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/gillespie-county
AEP Texas North Company, Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc and Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Fredericksburg - (TX): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~15,483 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Fredericksburg - (TX). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas North Company, Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Fredericksburg - (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Gillespie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78624 | 269 | ≤11 | 196 | ≤11 |
| 78631 | 36 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 78675 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78671 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 78618 | ≤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 Gillespie County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Gillespie County right now.
Gillespie County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×7
- Flood Watch ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Latest Gillespie County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,371 customers out (7.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,374 customers out (7.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Gillespie County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gillespie County went about 4.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,335 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 4.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 9,335 customers out) · decade average 15.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 68 | 296 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 106 | 727 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 555 | 2,185 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 634 | 9,335 | 118.0 |
| 2022 | 637 | 4,534 | 5.0 |
| 2023 | 657 | 4,047 | 9.6 |
| 2024 | 602 | 2,727 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 577 | 3,264 | 4.7 |
Cost of power in Gillespie County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Gillespie 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
- Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc12.2¢40,305 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 Moderate tornadoes exposure · 15.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Gillespie County: FAQ
- How often does Gillespie County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gillespie County, TX logged 577 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gillespie County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,335 customers without power, beginning February 11, 2021 and lasting about 23d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Gillespie County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Gillespie County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Gillespie County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gillespie County.
78618, 78624, 78671, 78675
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | 1.5 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc | 3.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Fredericksburg - (TX) | - | 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/48171 and /api/v1/counties/48171/history.