Power Outages in Live Oak County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 10 customers are without power in Live Oak County, TX across 2 reported incidents. AEP Texas Central Company, Karnes Electric Coop Inc, Nueces Electric Cooperative and San Patricio Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.0 hours.
Live Oak County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/live-oak-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Live Oak County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/live-oak-county
- AEP Texas Central Company
- San Patricio Electric Coop Inc
0.0%of this county's ~9,488 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, Nueces Electric Cooperative, San Patricio 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nueces Electric Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Patricio Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Live Oak 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78383 | 47 | ≤11 | 41 | 0 |
| 78022 | 46 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 78071 | 35 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤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 Live Oak County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Live Oak County right now.
Live Oak County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Heat Advisory ×1
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Latest Live Oak County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 257 customers out (2.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Live Oak 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 Live Oak Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Live Oak County went about 15.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,562 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 15.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 3,562 customers out) · decade average 19.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 126 | 1,040 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | 106 | 1,587 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 426 | 1,592 | 13.9 |
| 2019 | 517 | 1,600 | 10.8 |
| 2020 | 594 | 1,493 | 9.7 |
| 2021 | 604 | 3,562 | 87.6 |
| 2022 | 583 | 2,299 | 17.4 |
| 2023 | 573 | 1,959 | 18.3 |
| 2024 | 650 | 2,137 | 16.4 |
| 2025 | 568 | 1,584 | 15.0 |
Cost of power in Live Oak County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Live Oak 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.
- Nueces Electric Cooperative11.4¢49,903 cust
- Karnes Electric Coop Inc10.3¢13,599 cust
- San Patricio Electric Coop Inc14.2¢10,087 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 · 19.8 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 Live Oak County: FAQ
- How often does Live Oak County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Live Oak County, TX logged 568 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Live Oak County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,562 customers without power, beginning February 14, 2021 and lasting about 5d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Live Oak County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 10 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Live Oak County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, Karnes Electric Coop Inc, Nueces Electric Cooperative, San Patricio Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Live Oak County.
78022, 78071, 78075, 78383
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 | |
| San Patricio Electric Coop Inc | 4.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Nueces Electric Cooperative | 6.8 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/48297 and /api/v1/counties/48297/history. Live data as of .