Power Outages in McMullen County, TX
AEP Texas Central Company, Karnes Electric Coop Inc, Medina 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 2.2 hours.
McMullen County, TX is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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AEP Texas Central Company, Karnes Electric Coop Inc, Medina Electric Coop, Inc, Nueces Electric Cooperative and San Patricio Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~222 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, 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Medina 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 McMullen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78072 | ≤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 McMullen County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for McMullen County right now.
McMullen County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Heat Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in McMullen County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in McMullen County went about 2.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 788 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 2.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 788 customers out) · decade average 2.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 51 | 127 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 55 | 91 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 125 | 109 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 149 | 175 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 145 | 727 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 137 | 788 | 8.7 |
| 2022 | 109 | 633 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 148 | 760 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 151 | 687 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | 126 | 662 | 2.2 |
Cost of power in McMullen County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for McMullen 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
- Medina Electric Coop, Inc12.5¢30,778 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.
Very Low hurricanes exposure · 2.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in McMullen County: FAQ
- How often does McMullen County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, McMullen County, TX logged 126 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in McMullen County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 788 customers without power, beginning February 14, 2021 and lasting about 4d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in McMullen County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for McMullen County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve McMullen County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, Karnes Electric Coop Inc, Medina Electric Coop, Inc, Nueces Electric Cooperative, San Patricio Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within McMullen County.
78007, 78072
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 | - |
| 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/48311 and /api/v1/counties/48311/history.