Power Outages in Kimble County, TX
AEP Texas North Company, Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc and Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.3 hours.
Kimble County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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AEP Texas North Company, Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc and Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~3,772 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas North Company, Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc | 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 Kimble 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76849 | 38 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 76854 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Kimble County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kimble County right now.
Kimble County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Flood Warning ×3
- Flood Watch ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
Latest Kimble County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,251 customers out (21% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 49m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 579 customers out (9.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 166 customers out (7.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Kimble County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kimble County went about 13.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,099 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 13.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,099 customers out) · decade average 13.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16 | 768 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 139 | 2,099 | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 237 | 2,099 | 9.6 |
| 2019 | 317 | 2,099 | 6.0 |
| 2020 | 312 | 2,099 | 8.4 |
| 2021 | 332 | 2,099 | 50.7 |
| 2022 | 339 | 1,794 | 5.8 |
| 2023 | 305 | 2,099 | 20.8 |
| 2024 | 235 | 2,099 | 14.6 |
| 2025 | 271 | 2,099 | 13.3 |
Cost of power in Kimble County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kimble 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
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 wildfire exposure · 13.4 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 Kimble County: FAQ
- How often does Kimble County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kimble County, TX logged 271 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kimble County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,099 customers without power, beginning June 19, 2023 and lasting about 2d.
- Is there a power outage in Kimble County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Kimble County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Kimble County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas North Company, Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kimble County.
76849, 76854, 76874, 78631
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | 1.5 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc | 3.7 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/48267 and /api/v1/counties/48267/history.