Power Outages in La Salle County, TX
AEP Texas Central Company, Karnes Electric Coop Inc and Medina Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.1 hours.
La Salle County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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AEP Texas Central Company, Karnes Electric Coop Inc and Medina Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~5,528 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company, Karnes Electric Coop Inc, Medina 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karnes Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in La Salle 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78014 | 29 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 78021 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78019 | ≤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 La Salle County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for La Salle County right now.
La Salle County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Wind Advisory ×2
Latest La Salle 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: 107 customers out (1.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in La Salle County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in La Salle County went about 6.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,749 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 6.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,749 customers out) · decade average 14.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 291 | 624 | 7.9 |
| 2017 | 33 | 744 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 368 | 1,054 | 9.5 |
| 2019 | 306 | 581 | 7.4 |
| 2020 | 443 | 1,108 | 10.3 |
| 2021 | 464 | 2,749 | 77.6 |
| 2022 | 406 | 541 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 382 | 559 | 8.0 |
| 2024 | 453 | 562 | 8.6 |
| 2025 | 428 | 1,007 | 6.1 |
Cost of power in La Salle County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for La Salle 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.
- Medina Electric Coop, Inc12.5¢30,778 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 14.4 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 La Salle County: FAQ
- How often does La Salle County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, La Salle County, TX logged 428 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in La Salle County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,749 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2021 and lasting about 4d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in La Salle County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for La Salle County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve La Salle County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, Medina Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within La Salle County.
78001, 78014, 78021
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 | |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | 5.0 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/48283 and /api/v1/counties/48283/history.