Power Outages in Matagorda County, TX
Is there a power outage in Matagorda County, TX right now? Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 16:15 UTC, AEP Texas Central Company, Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc, CenterPoint Energy and Texas-New Mexico Power Co report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Matagorda County, TX.
Matagorda County, TX is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/matagorda-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 16:15 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Matagorda County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:15 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/matagorda-county
AEP Texas Central Company, Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc, CenterPoint Energy and Texas-New Mexico Power Co list 1 small outage in Matagorda County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
Report an outage in Matagorda County, TX
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for CenterPoint Energy, Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) and Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
46%of this county's ~36,031 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | Live · county | 0 | 15,879 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (below reporting minimum) | 2 | October 19, 2026 19:00 UTC | |
| Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 384 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| CenterPoint Energy | Live · county | 0 | 291 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 21 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AEP Texas Central Company, Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc, CenterPoint Energy and Texas-New Mexico Power Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Matagorda 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77414 | 199 | ≤11 | 157 | ≤11 |
| 77465 | 61 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 77482 | 18 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 77456 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 77419 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 77457 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 77468 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 77458 | ≤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 Matagorda County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Matagorda County right now.
Matagorda County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Rip Current Statement on October 17, 2026.
- Rip Current Statement ×14
- Wind Advisory ×7
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Matagorda County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Matagorda County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,119 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 4.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 17,119 customers out) · decade average 20.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 247 | 2,527 | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 74 | 734 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 808 | 2,247 | 7.0 |
| 2019 | 722 | 4,965 | 9.1 |
| 2020 | 759 | 3,408 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 773 | 17,119 | 94.2 |
| 2022 | 840 | 2,707 | 12.3 |
| 2023 | 765 | 2,761 | 12.9 |
| 2024 | 672 | 15,630 | 50.1 |
| 2025 | 721 | 4,536 | 4.8 |
Cost of power in Matagorda County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Matagorda 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.
- Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)14.5¢15,670 cust
- Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc14.2¢5,583 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 20.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Matagorda County: FAQ
- How often does Matagorda County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Matagorda County, TX logged 721 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Matagorda County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,119 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2021 and lasting about 6d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Matagorda County, TX right now?
- Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 16:15 UTC, AEP Texas Central Company, Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc, CenterPoint Energy and Texas-New Mexico Power Co report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Matagorda County, TX.
- Which utilities serve Matagorda County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, CenterPoint Energy, Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Matagorda County.
77414, 77415, 77419, 77428, 77440, 77456, 77457, 77458, 77465, 77468, 77482, 77483
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Matagorda County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Texas →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | 3.4 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| CenterPoint Energy | 3.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | - | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) | - | Live · county | - |
| Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/48321 and /api/v1/counties/48321/history.