Power Outages in Jim Hogg County, TX
AEP Texas Central Company and Medina Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 18.2 hours.
Jim Hogg County, TX is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jim Hogg County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/jim-hogg-county
AEP Texas Central Company and Medina Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~3,335 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company, Medina Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jim Hogg 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78361 | 30 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
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 Jim Hogg County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jim Hogg County right now.
Jim Hogg County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Red Flag Warning ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Jim Hogg County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jim Hogg County went about 18.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,539 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 18.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,539 customers out) · decade average 11.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 175 | 1,749 | 6.6 |
| 2017 | 37 | 501 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 295 | 2,405 | 11.5 |
| 2019 | 257 | 1,167 | 4.9 |
| 2020 | 337 | 2,400 | 12.2 |
| 2021 | 320 | 1,749 | 16.3 |
| 2022 | 322 | 1,938 | 12.1 |
| 2023 | 347 | 2,459 | 17.5 |
| 2024 | 349 | 1,855 | 7.6 |
| 2025 | 289 | 2,539 | 18.2 |
Cost of power in Jim Hogg County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jim Hogg 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.
- Medina Electric Coop, Inc12.5¢30,778 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 11.0 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 Jim Hogg County: FAQ
- How often does Jim Hogg County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jim Hogg County, TX logged 289 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 18.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jim Hogg County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,539 customers without power, beginning January 21, 2025 and lasting about 1d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Jim Hogg County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jim Hogg County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Jim Hogg County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, Medina Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jim Hogg County.
78360, 78361
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 | |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | 5.0 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/48247 and /api/v1/counties/48247/history.