Power Outages in Hidalgo County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 17 customers are without power in Hidalgo County, TX across 3 reported incidents. AEP Texas Central Company and Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.5 hours.
Hidalgo County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/hidalgo-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hidalgo County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/hidalgo-county
Not counted: no live feed for Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~740,355 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hidalgo 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 (26)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78572 | 386 | 24 | 268 | ≤11 |
| 78501 | 313 | 30 | 182 | ≤11 |
| 78577 | 271 | 22 | 177 | ≤11 |
| 78542 | 220 | 24 | 133 | ≤11 |
| 78596 | 205 | ≤11 | 123 | ≤11 |
| 78574 | 198 | 22 | 123 | ≤11 |
| 78537 | 186 | 17 | 130 | ≤11 |
| 78541 | 185 | 13 | 112 | ≤11 |
| 78504 | 178 | 13 | 101 | ≤11 |
| 78573 | 169 | ≤11 | 102 | ≤11 |
| 78539 | 159 | ≤11 | 95 | ≤11 |
| 78589 | 148 | ≤11 | 92 | ≤11 |
| 78516 | 148 | ≤11 | 86 | ≤11 |
| 78570 | 139 | ≤11 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 78599 | 128 | ≤11 | 82 | ≤11 |
| 78503 | 106 | ≤11 | 59 | ≤11 |
| 78538 | 73 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 78557 | 51 | ≤11 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 78543 | 40 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 78576 | 35 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 78560 | 29 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 78595 | 28 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 78562 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 78565 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78563 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78549 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Hidalgo County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hidalgo County right now.
Hidalgo County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Latest Hidalgo County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 527 customers out (0.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 514 customers out (0.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hidalgo County went about 2.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 200,550 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 2.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 124,336 customers out) · decade average 3.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 457 | 26,698 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 498 | 4,392 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 542 | 9,599 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 554 | 26,532 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 536 | 153,337 | 8.8 |
| 2021 | 450 | 124,336 | 12.3 |
| 2022 | 406 | 14,659 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 440 | 200,550 | 7.4 |
| 2024 | 490 | 16,978 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 414 | 61,152 | 2.5 |
Cost of power in Hidalgo County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hidalgo 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.
- Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc10.5¢129,596 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.
Very High hurricanes exposure · 3.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Hidalgo County: FAQ
- How often does Hidalgo County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hidalgo County, TX logged 414 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hidalgo County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 200,550 customers without power, beginning April 27, 2023 and lasting about 18d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Hidalgo County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 17 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Hidalgo County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company.
McAllen, Edinburg, Mission, Pharr, Weslaco. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Hidalgo County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hidalgo County.
78501, 78503, 78504, 78516, 78537, 78538, 78539, 78540, 78541, 78542, 78543, 78549, 78557, 78558, 78560, 78562, 78563, 78565, 78570, 78572, 78573, 78574, 78576, 78577, 78579, 78589, 78595, 78596, 78599
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | 3.4 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc | 4.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | 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/48215 and /api/v1/counties/48215/history. Live data as of .