Power Outages in Hardin County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Hardin County, TX across 1 reported incident. Entergy Texas Inc. and Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.9 hours.
Hardin County, TX is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/hardin-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hardin County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/hardin-county
0.0%of this county's ~33,891 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Texas Inc., Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Texas Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hardin 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77656 | 198 | 17 | 161 | ≤11 |
| 77657 | 189 | 13 | 143 | ≤11 |
| 77625 | 143 | ≤11 | 113 | 0 |
| 77659 | 63 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 77585 | 23 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 77519 | 17 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 77376 | ≤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 Hardin County or any town and utility in it.
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
Hardin County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Fire Weather Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×6
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Red Flag Warning ×1
Latest Hardin County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 537 customers out (1.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hardin 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 Hardin Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hardin County went about 16.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,194 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 16.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 12,194 customers out) · decade average 32.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 765 | 5,885 | 8.6 |
| 2016 | 665 | 7,822 | 14.1 |
| 2017 | 705 | 12,194 | 99.5 |
| 2018 | 1,081 | 4,679 | 9.7 |
| 2019 | 973 | 5,225 | 18.2 |
| 2020 | 911 | 12,194 | 39.9 |
| 2021 | 926 | 8,349 | 21.2 |
| 2022 | 979 | 6,020 | 19.2 |
| 2023 | 910 | 12,194 | 53.8 |
| 2024 | 793 | 12,194 | 59.4 |
| 2025 | 1,009 | 2,157 | 16.9 |
Cost of power in Hardin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hardin 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
- Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc14.2¢88,424 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 High ice storms exposure · 32.8 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 Hardin County: FAQ
- How often does Hardin County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hardin County, TX logged 1,009 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 16.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hardin County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,194 customers without power, beginning August 26, 2020 and lasting about 7d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Hardin County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Hardin County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Texas Inc., Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hardin County.
77374, 77376, 77519, 77585, 77625, 77656, 77657, 77659, 77663
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 · total only | - |
| Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc | 7.8 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/48199 and /api/v1/counties/48199/history. Live data as of .