Power Outages in Jim Wells County, TX
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, AEP Texas Central Company, Nueces Electric Cooperative and San Patricio Electric Coop Inc report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Jim Wells County, TX. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.4 hours.
Jim Wells County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/jim-wells-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jim Wells County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/jim-wells-county
AEP Texas Central Company, Nueces Electric Cooperative and San Patricio Electric Coop Inc list 1 small outage in Jim Wells County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
66%of this county's ~31,292 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | Live · county | 0 | 14,578 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (below reporting minimum) | 1 | October 19, 2026 08:30 UTC | |
| Nueces Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 5,739 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| San Patricio Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 242 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
AEP Texas Central Company, Nueces Electric Cooperative and San Patricio 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, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jim Wells 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78332 | 312 | 12 | 206 | ≤11 |
| 78372 | 47 | ≤11 | 40 | 0 |
| 78375 | 34 | 0 | 28 | ≤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 Wells County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jim Wells County right now.
Jim Wells County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Jim Wells County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 209 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Jim Wells County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jim Wells County went about 11.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,628 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 11.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 15,628 customers out) · decade average 9.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 243 | 2,319 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 376 | 3,372 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 782 | 7,954 | 9.2 |
| 2019 | 758 | 10,187 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 759 | 2,158 | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 647 | 15,628 | 39.4 |
| 2022 | 739 | 2,502 | 6.3 |
| 2023 | 722 | 5,380 | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 747 | 4,272 | 6.6 |
| 2025 | 825 | 7,194 | 11.4 |
Cost of power in Jim Wells County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jim Wells 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.
- Nueces Electric Cooperative11.4¢49,903 cust
- San Patricio Electric Coop Inc14.2¢10,087 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 · 9.8 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 Jim Wells County: FAQ
- How often does Jim Wells County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jim Wells County, TX logged 825 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jim Wells County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,628 customers without power, beginning May 23, 2021 and lasting about 3d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Jim Wells County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jim Wells County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Jim Wells County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, Nueces Electric Cooperative, San Patricio Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jim Wells County.
78332, 78342, 78372, 78375
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 · county | |
| San Patricio Electric Coop Inc | 4.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Nueces Electric Cooperative | 6.8 hrs | Live · 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/48249 and /api/v1/counties/48249/history.