Power Outages in McLennan County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 46 customers are without power in McLennan County, TX across 1 reported incident. HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc., Heart of Texas Electric Coop, Navasota Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Texas-New Mexico Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.5 hours.
McLennan County, TX is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/mclennan-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in McLennan County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/mclennan-county
0.0%of this county's ~127,364 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc., Heart of Texas Electric Coop, Navasota Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Heart of Texas Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navasota Valley Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in McLennan 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 (19)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76705 | 264 | ≤11 | 207 | ≤11 |
| 76712 | 242 | ≤11 | 178 | ≤11 |
| 76710 | 213 | ≤11 | 152 | ≤11 |
| 76708 | 189 | ≤11 | 141 | ≤11 |
| 76706 | 173 | ≤11 | 129 | ≤11 |
| 76643 | 124 | ≤11 | 88 | ≤11 |
| 76655 | 101 | ≤11 | 75 | ≤11 |
| 76657 | 98 | ≤11 | 75 | 0 |
| 76707 | 91 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 76704 | 75 | ≤11 | 53 | 0 |
| 76557 | 73 | ≤11 | 51 | 0 |
| 76691 | 62 | ≤11 | 48 | 0 |
| 76633 | 52 | ≤11 | 42 | ≤11 |
| 76711 | 47 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 76624 | 28 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 76640 | 27 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 76638 | 22 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 76630 | 21 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 76701 | ≤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 McLennan County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for McLennan County right now.
McLennan County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×7
- Flood Watch ×5
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest McLennan County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 828 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 25m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 832 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 44m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in McLennan 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 McLennan Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in McLennan County went about 5.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 42,968 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 5.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 42,968 customers out) · decade average 6.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 534 | 7,521 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 118 | 10,460 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 1,027 | 5,662 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 856 | 18,026 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 945 | 18,273 | 2.7 |
| 2021 | 838 | 42,968 | 23.9 |
| 2022 | 895 | 9,533 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 824 | 17,286 | 6.3 |
| 2024 | 740 | 19,440 | 8.3 |
| 2025 | 750 | 19,268 | 5.5 |
Cost of power in McLennan County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for McLennan 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.
- HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc.14.8¢27,850 cust
- Navasota Valley Elec Coop, Inc16.3¢19,861 cust
- Heart of Texas Electric Coop11.9¢18,476 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 High tornadoes exposure · 6.0 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 McLennan County: FAQ
- How often does McLennan County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, McLennan County, TX logged 750 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in McLennan County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 42,968 customers without power, beginning February 11, 2021 and lasting about 10d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in McLennan County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 46 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve McLennan County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc., Heart of Texas Electric Coop, Navasota Valley Elec Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co.
Waco. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the McLennan County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within McLennan County.
76624, 76630, 76633, 76638, 76640, 76643, 76654, 76655, 76657, 76691, 76701, 76704, 76705, 76706, 76707, 76708, 76710, 76711, 76712, 76798
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navasota Valley Elec Coop, Inc | 9.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Heart of Texas Electric Coop | 3.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 3.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | Live · total only | |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Co | - | 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/48309 and /api/v1/counties/48309/history. Live data as of .