Power Outages in Kinney County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Kinney County, TX across 1 reported incident. AEP Texas Central Company, Medina Electric Coop, Inc, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc and Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 59.0 hours.
Kinney County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/kinney-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kinney County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/kinney-county
0.0%of this county's ~3,038 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company, Medina Electric Coop, Inc, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc, Rio Grande 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Kinney 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78832 | 46 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤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 Kinney County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kinney County right now.
Kinney County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Kinney County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Kinney Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kinney County went about 59.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,187 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 59.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,097 customers out) · decade average 22.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25 | 638 | 7.0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 40 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 85 | 640 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 88 | 661 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | 91 | 665 | 7.9 |
| 2021 | 89 | 1,097 | 85.9 |
| 2022 | 109 | 692 | 9.2 |
| 2023 | 102 | 1,093 | 18.3 |
| 2024 | 102 | 678 | 29.3 |
| 2025 | 90 | 1,187 | 59.0 |
Cost of power in Kinney County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kinney 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
- Medina Electric Coop, Inc12.5¢30,778 cust
- Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc18.3¢9,371 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.
Very Low hurricanes exposure · 22.2 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 Kinney County: FAQ
- How often does Kinney County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kinney County, TX logged 90 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 59.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kinney County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,187 customers without power, beginning June 27, 2025 and lasting about 41d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Kinney County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Kinney County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kinney County.
78832
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 | |
| Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | 1.5 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | 3.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | 5.0 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/48271 and /api/v1/counties/48271/history. Live data as of .