Power Outages in Karnes County, TX
AEP Texas Central Company, City of Floresville, Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc and Karnes Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.2 hours.
Karnes County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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AEP Texas Central Company, City of Floresville, Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc and Karnes Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~10,181 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company, City of Floresville, Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc, Karnes 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Floresville | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karnes Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Karnes 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78119 | 41 | ≤11 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 78118 | 28 | 0 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 78151 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78117 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78116 | ≤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 Karnes County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Karnes County right now.
Karnes County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Heat Advisory ×2
Latest Karnes County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 34m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 285 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 709 customers out (7.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 247 customers out (2.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 120 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Karnes County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Karnes County went about 4.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,859 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 4.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,594 customers out) · decade average 4.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 148 | 1,817 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 58 | 73 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 83 | 332 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 322 | 1,160 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 372 | 1,660 | 4.0 |
| 2020 | 318 | 1,175 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 363 | 1,594 | 20.2 |
| 2022 | 355 | 2,859 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 377 | 2,457 | 6.1 |
| 2024 | 391 | 1,182 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | 423 | 871 | 4.2 |
Cost of power in Karnes County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Karnes 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
- City of Floresville12.2¢16,149 cust
- Karnes Electric Coop Inc10.3¢13,599 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 Moderate hurricanes exposure · 4.8 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 Karnes County: FAQ
- How often does Karnes County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Karnes County, TX logged 423 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Karnes County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,859 customers without power, beginning May 25, 2022 and lasting about 1d.
- Is there a power outage in Karnes County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Karnes County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Karnes County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, City of Floresville, Karnes Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Karnes County.
78111, 78116, 78117, 78118, 78119, 78144, 78151
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 | - |
| City of Floresville | 1.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Karnes Electric 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/48255 and /api/v1/counties/48255/history.