Power Outages in Jefferson County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 7 customers are without power in Jefferson County, TX across 1 reported incident. Entergy Texas Inc. publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.8 hours.
Jefferson County, TX is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/jefferson-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jefferson County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/jefferson-county
0.0%of this county's ~119,476 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Texas Inc..
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Texas Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jefferson 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 (17)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77642 | 310 | 36 | 226 | ≤11 |
| 77706 | 258 | 19 | 181 | ≤11 |
| 77705 | 243 | 20 | 192 | ≤11 |
| 77627 | 224 | 15 | 194 | ≤11 |
| 77640 | 209 | 17 | 149 | ≤11 |
| 77707 | 167 | 17 | 118 | ≤11 |
| 77619 | 153 | 15 | 127 | ≤11 |
| 77703 | 130 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤11 |
| 77701 | 122 | ≤11 | 92 | ≤11 |
| 77651 | 114 | ≤11 | 89 | 0 |
| 77713 | 112 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 77708 | 108 | 14 | 82 | ≤11 |
| 77613 | 18 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 77702 | 16 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 77622 | 16 | ≤11 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 77655 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 77629 | ≤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 Jefferson County or any town and utility in it.
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Jefferson County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Fire Weather Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×6
- Flood Warning ×6
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
- Red Flag Warning ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Jefferson County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 41m
- GREW
Outage grew to 759 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 324 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 755 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 39m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,221 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 50m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 395 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jefferson County went about 12.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 51,659 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 12.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 51,659 customers out) · decade average 35.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,072 | 6,259 | 7.9 |
| 2016 | 1,033 | 11,409 | 10.3 |
| 2017 | 858 | 20,255 | 47.3 |
| 2018 | 861 | 6,279 | 9.1 |
| 2019 | 667 | 40,256 | 37.0 |
| 2020 | 663 | 51,659 | 175.8 |
| 2021 | 849 | 32,400 | 24.0 |
| 2022 | 787 | 7,729 | 15.1 |
| 2023 | 359 | 12,541 | 19.4 |
| 2024 | 579 | 22,497 | 26.0 |
| 2025 | 804 | 7,687 | 12.8 |
Cost of power in Jefferson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jefferson 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
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 · 35.0 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 Jefferson County: FAQ
- How often does Jefferson County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jefferson County, TX logged 804 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jefferson County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 51,659 customers without power, beginning October 9, 2020 and lasting about 7d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Jefferson County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 7 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Jefferson County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Texas Inc..
Beaumont, Port Arthur. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Jefferson County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jefferson County.
77613, 77619, 77622, 77627, 77629, 77640, 77642, 77651, 77655, 77701, 77702, 77703, 77705, 77706, 77707, 77708, 77713
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 | - |
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/48245 and /api/v1/counties/48245/history. Live data as of .