Power Outages in Kenedy County, TX
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Nueces Electric Cooperative and AEP Texas Central Company in Kenedy County, TX. There is no live feed for Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 17.2 hours.
Kenedy County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/kenedy-county
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- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kenedy County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/kenedy-county
No active outages are reported by Nueces Electric Cooperative and AEP Texas Central Company in Kenedy County.
No live feed for Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
25%of this county's ~1,394 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nueces Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 310 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| AEP Texas Central Company | Live · county | 0 | 43 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nueces Electric Cooperative and AEP Texas Central Company 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 Kenedy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78385 | ≤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 Kenedy County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kenedy County right now.
Kenedy County has been under 65 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Rip Current Statement on October 18, 2026.
- Rip Current Statement ×18
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×16
- High Surf Advisory ×13
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Coastal Flood Statement ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Kenedy County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kenedy County went about 17.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 353 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 17.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 353 customers out) · decade average 30.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 34 | 60 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 86 | 353 | 27.8 |
| 2018 | 143 | 188 | 12.4 |
| 2019 | 135 | 353 | 47.1 |
| 2020 | 118 | 353 | 65.6 |
| 2021 | 107 | 353 | 60.9 |
| 2022 | 121 | 353 | 24.3 |
| 2023 | 126 | 353 | 30.9 |
| 2024 | 100 | 353 | 18.5 |
| 2025 | 116 | 353 | 17.2 |
Cost of power in Kenedy County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kenedy 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.
- Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc10.5¢129,596 cust
- Nueces Electric Cooperative11.4¢49,903 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 · 30.7 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 Kenedy County: FAQ
- How often does Kenedy County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kenedy County, TX logged 116 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 17.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kenedy County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 353 customers without power, beginning April 7, 2023 and lasting about 16h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Kenedy County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Kenedy County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Kenedy County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, Nueces Electric Cooperative.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kenedy County.
78338, 78385
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 | |
| Nueces Electric Cooperative | 6.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc | 4.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
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/48261 and /api/v1/counties/48261/history.