Power Outages in Medina County, TX
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Medina Electric Coop, Inc, AEP Texas Central Company, City of San Antonio - (TX), Bandera Electric Coop, Inc and Karnes Electric Coop Inc in Medina County, TX. There is no live feed for City of Castroville - (TX) and City of Hondo - (TX). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.1 hours.
Medina County, TX is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Medina County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/medina-county
No active outages are reported by Medina Electric Coop, Inc, AEP Texas Central Company, City of San Antonio - (TX), Bandera Electric Coop, Inc and Karnes Electric Coop Inc in Medina County.
No live feed for City of Castroville - (TX) and City of Hondo - (TX): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
83%of this county's ~28,691 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Castroville - (TX), City of Hondo - (TX). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 13,784 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| AEP Texas Central Company | Live · county | 0 | 4,269 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| City of San Antonio - (TX) | Live · county | 0 | 3,686 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Bandera Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 2,016 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Karnes Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 56 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Castroville - (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Hondo - (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Medina Electric Coop, Inc, AEP Texas Central Company, City of San Antonio - (TX), Bandera Electric Coop, Inc and Karnes Electric Coop Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Medina County
Town-by-town counts as reported by CPS Energy, most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .
| Town | Utility | Out | Served | % out | Utility ETR | Small outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No outages reported in any town by CPS Energy. | ||||||
Show 6 towns with no outages
| 78009 | CPS Energy | 0 | 1,729 | 0.0% | - | - |
| 78016 | CPS Energy | 0 | 171 | 0.0% | - | - |
| 78039 | CPS Energy | 0 | 908 | 0.0% | - | - |
| 78056 | CPS Energy | 0 | 454 | 0.0% | - | - |
| 78059 | CPS Energy | 0 | 312 | 0.0% | - | - |
| 78066 | CPS Energy | 0 | 112 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Medina County0
No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Medina 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78861 | 97 | ≤11 | 67 | ≤11 |
| 78016 | 93 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 78009 | 87 | ≤11 | 65 | ≤11 |
| 78059 | 60 | ≤11 | 42 | ≤11 |
| 78039 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 78056 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78850 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78886 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78066 | ≤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 Medina County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Medina County right now.
Medina County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Medina County went about 7.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,806 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 7.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 15,806 customers out) · decade average 17.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 440 | 4,758 | 27.2 |
| 2016 | 440 | 4,757 | 27.4 |
| 2017 | 317 | 4,791 | 9.2 |
| 2018 | 642 | 2,686 | 5.6 |
| 2019 | 571 | 4,059 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 842 | 5,765 | 8.4 |
| 2021 | 744 | 15,806 | 81.6 |
| 2022 | 823 | 1,877 | 6.4 |
| 2023 | 702 | 3,880 | 9.5 |
| 2024 | 890 | 3,483 | 5.5 |
| 2025 | 899 | 4,944 | 7.1 |
Cost of power in Medina County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Medina 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.
- City of San Antonio - (TX)12.4¢888,946 cust
- Bandera Electric Coop, Inc12.8¢35,906 cust
- 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 High high winds exposure · 17.4 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 Medina County: FAQ
- How often does Medina County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Medina County, TX logged 899 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Medina County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,806 customers without power, beginning February 14, 2021 and lasting about 5d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Medina County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Medina County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Medina County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, Bandera Electric Coop, Inc, City of San Antonio - (TX), Karnes Electric Coop Inc, Medina Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Medina County.
78009, 78016, 78039, 78056, 78059, 78066, 78850, 78861, 78886
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 · county | |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | 5.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of San Antonio - (TX) | 1.8 hrs | Live · county | |
| Bandera Electric Coop, Inc | 2.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Karnes Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Castroville - (TX) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Hondo - (TX) | - | No live feed | - |
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/48325 and /api/v1/counties/48325/history.