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Power Outages in Harris County, TX

As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 647 customers are without power in Harris County, TX across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.3 hours.

Harris County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.

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Minor outage

647 customers without power

0.0% of Harris County · across 1 reported incident.

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Live status by utility · Harris County

100%of this county's ~1,344,930 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
CenterPoint EnergyLive · county6472,213,4920.0%---
Entergy Texas Inc.Live · county04,6090.0%---
San Bernard Electric Coop, IncLive · county0---0-

CenterPoint Energy, Entergy Texas Inc. 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, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Harris 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.

Power-dependent
28,811
Oxygen service
4,366
Dialysis (facility)
6,987
Home health / hospice
6,499
By ZIP code (129)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
773795194234214
774494954335117
7742947721318≤11
775214531731116
770844304027818
7743342227276≤11
773463792425412
773753502624212
7749333034207≤11
77373329≤11232≤11
7708832728185≤11
770833272320314
77095326≤11209≤11
7707031119211≤11
7707730919205≤11
7733929215200≤11
7701627920164≤11
7752027814208≤11
7757127616224≤11
7738827622187≤11
770332711616616
7753224912194≤11
7706524116155≤11
7708924014150≤11
7708223914155≤11
7702123812142≤11
7753622915164≤11
7737722116147≤11
7733822112162≤11
7701521614149≤11
7709321414132≤11
77396213≤11144≤11
7702221213116≤11
7738920913146≤11
7704420613125≤11
7704020419124≤11
77099203≤11107≤11
77024201≤11130≤11
7703519312122≤11
77072191≤11122≤11
7706419114122≤11
77051187≤11110≤11
77045185≤11106≤11
7709117613104≤11
77502175≤11123≤11
77047173≤1186≤11
7702817314115≤11
7709017212106≤11
7758616812118≤11
77096168≤11112≤11
77036164≤1197≤11
77057162≤11114≤11
77041162≤1192≤11
77026162≤11102≤11
77530158≤11120≤11
77071158≤1190≤11
770081581590≤11
77004158≤1196≤11
77048155≤11102≤11
77067154≤11109≤11
77055154≤11102≤11
77087153≤1195≤11
77080153≤1191≤11
77062153≤11100≤11
77025153≤1189≤11
770661511491≤11
77049149≤1186≤11
77598145≤11102≤11
77447145≤1198≤11
77014145≤1179≤11
77345144≤1183≤11
77092143≤1183≤11
77020143≤1184≤11
77506139≤11104≤11
77009139≤1177≤11
77086137≤1181≤11
77079137≤1180≤11
77042137≤1184≤11
77504136≤1193≤11
770781351285≤11
77505134≤1194≤11
77063134≤1188≤11
77073133≤1171≤11
77034132≤1179≤11
77060129≤1180≤11
77503128≤1195≤11
77336128≤11980
77076127≤1177≤11
770741271271≤11
77562126≤1196≤11
77075126≤1163≤11
77017126≤1187≤11
77069122≤1184≤11
77018122≤1178≤11
77039119≤1177≤11
77005118≤1162≤11
77056112≤1175≤11
77019109≤1175≤11
77023102≤1159≤11
77059101≤1159≤11
77029101≤1170≤11
7704398≤1159≤11
7703896≤1163≤11
7705892≤1163≤11
7706188≤1159≤11
7701187≤1145≤11
7701383≤1149≤11
7706880≤1154≤11
7702779≤1149≤11
7700778≤1139≤11
7703177≤1153≤11
7758776≤1139≤11
7708575≤1143≤11
7701274≤1145≤11
7740172≤1133≤11
7703269≤1151≤11
7700662≤1132≤11
7709861≤1144≤11
7705458≤1132≤11
7708157≤1132≤11
7703756≤1136≤11
7709448≤1128≤11
7703045≤11280
7700339018≤11
7705030≤1121≤11
7700230≤11160
7754725≤11160
77046≤110≤110
77010≤110≤11≤11

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Harris County, TX

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Harris County or any town and utility in it.

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS

No active NWS alerts for Harris County right now.

Recent NWS alert activity · Harris County

Harris County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.

  • Air Quality Alert ×8
  • Flood Advisory ×4
  • Wind Advisory ×4
  • Heat Advisory ×3
  • Special Weather Statement ×3
  • Flood Watch ×2

Latest Harris County, TX outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 656 customers out

  2. GREW

    Outage grew to 2,068 customers out (0.1% of the county)

  3. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 432 customers out

  4. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 842 customers out

  5. GREW

    Outage grew to 1,939 customers out (0.1% of the county)

  6. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 1,264 customers out

  7. GREW

    Outage grew to 2,237 customers out (0.1% of the county)

  8. GREW

    Outage grew to 1,373 customers out (0.1% of the county)

Outage trend · Harris County, TX
651customers out · peak 2,068
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC
Harris County, TX: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 2,068 customers out; latest 651 as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.01k2k3kOct 186 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Harris County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Harris Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Harris County went about 5.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,660,703 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 5.3 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Harris County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.1h, 2016 0.0h, 2017 0.2h, 2018 2.3h, 2019 3.7h, 2020 3.1h, 2021 11.7h, 2022 1.7h, 2023 3.4h, 2024 96.3h, 2025 5.3h. Highlighted: 2024.02550751001.1h20150.0h20160.2h20172.3h20183.7h20193.1h202011.7h20211.7h20223.4h202396.3h20245.3h2025
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Worst year here was 2024 (peak 1,660,703 customers out) · decade average 11.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201515268,9201.1
20161348300.0
20171367,2910.2
20181925,1832.3
20192037,1233.7
2020555,8363.1
202123455,98611.7
20226540,8731.7
20233588,0953.4
2024221,660,70396.3
20255148,9115.3

Cost of power in Harris County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Harris 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.

14.1¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 15% since 2015
vs Texas avg 15.9¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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 causes outages here

Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →

Outage causes by share of outage-timePlanned / maintenance 100%Planned / maintenancePlanned / maintenance100%
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A reported cause is available for 3.4% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares are of the portion with a known cause; bars are scaled to the largest cause.
Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
July 8, 20241,660,70310d 20h
April 6, 2024502,07741d 18h
January 1, 2021455,986178d 9h
May 18, 2024291,1085d 17h
May 24, 2024251,83032d 22h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Very High hurricanes exposure · 11.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneVery High
TornadoVery High
Ice stormVery High
Strong windVery High
FloodingVery High
Heat waveVery High
EarthquakeRelatively Moderate

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 Harris County: FAQ

How often does Harris County, TX lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Harris County, TX logged 5 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Harris County, TX?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,660,703 customers without power, beginning July 8, 2024 and lasting about 10d 20h.
Is there a power outage in Harris County, TX right now?
Yes, about 647 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Harris County, TX?
Tracked electric providers include CenterPoint Energy, Entergy Texas Inc..
Nearby counties
Brazoria CountyChambers CountyFort Bend CountyGalveston County
Cities & towns in Harris County

Houston, Pasadena, Baytown. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Harris County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Harris County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Harris County (showing 40 of 132).

77002, 77003, 77004, 77005, 77006, 77007, 77008, 77009, 77010, 77011, 77012, 77013, 77014, 77015, 77016, 77017, 77018, 77019, 77020, 77021, 77022, 77023, 77024, 77025, 77026, 77027, 77028, 77029, 77030, 77031, 77032, 77033, 77034, 77035, 77036, 77037, 77038, 77039, 77040, 77041

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Entergy Texas Inc.6.7 hrsLive · county-
CenterPoint Energy3.2 hrsLive · county-
San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc3.1 hrsLive · 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/48201 and /api/v1/counties/48201/history. Live data as of .