Power Outages in Grimes County, TX
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Entergy Texas Inc., Mid-South Electric Coop Assn, CenterPoint Energy and San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc in Grimes County, TX. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 38.4 hours.
Grimes County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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No active outages are reported by Entergy Texas Inc., Mid-South Electric Coop Assn, CenterPoint Energy and San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc in Grimes County.
99%of this county's ~19,662 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Texas Inc. | Live · county | 0 | 10,070 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Mid-South Electric Coop Assn | Live · county | 0 | 9,487 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| CenterPoint Energy | Live · county | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Entergy Texas Inc., Mid-South Electric Coop Assn, CenterPoint Energy and San Bernard Electric Coop, 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 Grimes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77868 | 127 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤11 |
| 77831 | 44 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 77363 | 39 | 0 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 77830 | 31 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 77861 | 23 | ≤11 | 15 | 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 Grimes County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Grimes County right now.
Grimes County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Latest Grimes County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 583 customers out (3.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 4m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 879 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,265 customers out (12% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 238 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
Hardest-hit cities in Grimes County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Grimes County went about 38.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,131 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 38.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 3,131 customers out) · decade average 46.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 501 | 3,131 | 39.6 |
| 2016 | 479 | 3,131 | 57.0 |
| 2017 | 395 | 1,838 | 10.5 |
| 2018 | 518 | 2,704 | 25.9 |
| 2019 | 656 | 3,131 | 38.6 |
| 2020 | 696 | 3,131 | 48.2 |
| 2021 | 890 | 3,131 | 69.6 |
| 2022 | 961 | 3,131 | 39.7 |
| 2023 | 848 | 3,131 | 53.9 |
| 2024 | 769 | 3,131 | 90.3 |
| 2025 | 951 | 3,131 | 38.4 |
Cost of power in Grimes County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Grimes 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
- Mid-South Electric Coop Assn15.4¢37,251 cust
- San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc14.1¢32,557 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 hurricanes exposure · 46.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Grimes County: FAQ
- How often does Grimes County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Grimes County, TX logged 951 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 38.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Grimes County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,131 customers without power, beginning June 4, 2023 and lasting about 1d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Grimes County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Grimes County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Grimes County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Texas Inc., Mid-South Electric Coop Assn, San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Grimes County.
77363, 77830, 77831, 77861, 77868, 77875, 77876
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Texas Inc. | 6.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc | 3.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Mid-South Electric Coop Assn | - | Live · county | - |
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/48185 and /api/v1/counties/48185/history.