Power Outages in Jackson County, TX
AEP Texas Central Company, Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc, Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Victoria Electric Coop, Inc and Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.5 hours.
Jackson County, TX is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jackson County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/jackson-county
AEP Texas Central Company, Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc, Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Victoria Electric Coop, Inc and Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~7,770 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company, Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc, Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Victoria Electric Coop, Inc, Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Victoria Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jackson 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77957 | 73 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 77962 | 31 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 77991 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 77971 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 77970 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 77961 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 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 Jackson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jackson County right now.
Jackson County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Jackson County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 149 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 279 customers out (2.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 399 customers out (3.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 41m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 697 customers out (6.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Jackson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jackson County went about 4.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,551 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 4.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 4,060 customers out) · decade average 8.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 103 | 3,995 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 36 | 3,873 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 337 | 3,896 | 4.5 |
| 2019 | 339 | 4,005 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | 370 | 4,016 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 344 | 4,060 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 354 | 4,045 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 385 | 4,061 | 9.1 |
| 2024 | 332 | 4,551 | 11.7 |
| 2025 | 354 | 4,014 | 4.5 |
Cost of power in Jackson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jackson 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.
- Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc11.8¢95,358 cust
- Victoria Electric Coop, Inc12.4¢21,716 cust
- Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)14.5¢15,670 cust
- Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc14.2¢5,583 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 hurricanes exposure · 8.1 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 Jackson County: FAQ
- How often does Jackson County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jackson County, TX logged 354 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jackson County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,551 customers without power, beginning July 8, 2024 and lasting about 3d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Jackson County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jackson County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Jackson County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX), Victoria Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jackson County.
77957, 77961, 77962, 77969, 77970, 77971, 77991
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 | |
| Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc | 2.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Victoria Electric Coop, Inc | 4.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc | - | 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/48239 and /api/v1/counties/48239/history.