Power Outages in Kerr County, TX
Bandera Electric Coop, Inc, Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc, Kerrville Public Utility Board and Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.2 hours.
Kerr County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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Bandera Electric Coop, Inc, Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc, Kerrville Public Utility Board and Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~39,922 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Bandera Electric Coop, Inc, Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc, Kerrville Public Utility Board, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandera Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kerrville Public Utility Board | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Kerr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78028 | 527 | 12 | 422 | ≤11 |
| 78025 | 91 | ≤11 | 78 | 0 |
| 78010 | 38 | 0 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 78058 | 22 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 78024 | 19 | ≤11 | 13 | 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 Kerr County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kerr County right now.
Kerr County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Kerr County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kerr County went about 5.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 24,388 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 5.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 24,388 customers out) · decade average 6.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19 | 52 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 50 | 429 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 358 | 3,846 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 756 | 6,247 | 5.9 |
| 2021 | 691 | 24,388 | 44.5 |
| 2022 | 790 | 2,319 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 739 | 4,195 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 763 | 2,540 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 779 | 5,423 | 5.2 |
Cost of power in Kerr County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kerr 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.
- Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc12.8¢420,753 cust
- Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc12.2¢40,305 cust
- Bandera Electric Coop, Inc12.8¢35,906 cust
- Kerrville Public Utility Board9.4¢20,283 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 winter weather exposure · 6.9 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 Kerr County: FAQ
- How often does Kerr County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kerr County, TX logged 779 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kerr County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 24,388 customers without power, beginning February 11, 2021 and lasting about 23d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Kerr County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Kerr County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Kerr County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Bandera Electric Coop, Inc, Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc, Kerrville Public Utility Board.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kerr County.
78010, 78024, 78025, 78028, 78029, 78058
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | 1.5 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc | 3.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Bandera Electric Coop, Inc | 2.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Kerrville Public Utility Board | 1.4 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/48265 and /api/v1/counties/48265/history.