Power Outages in Nueces County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 10 customers are without power in Nueces County, TX across 2 reported incidents. AEP Texas Central Company, Nueces Electric Cooperative and San Patricio Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Robstown - (TX), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
Nueces County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/nueces-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Nueces County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/nueces-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Robstown - (TX).
0.0%of this county's ~171,831 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Robstown - (TX). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company, 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nueces Electric Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Patricio Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Robstown - (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Nueces 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 (22)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78415 | 289 | ≤11 | 212 | ≤11 |
| 78412 | 248 | 14 | 180 | ≤11 |
| 78414 | 230 | 14 | 165 | 0 |
| 78411 | 220 | ≤11 | 150 | ≤11 |
| 78413 | 211 | ≤11 | 144 | ≤11 |
| 78410 | 188 | ≤11 | 133 | ≤11 |
| 78380 | 177 | ≤11 | 131 | ≤11 |
| 78404 | 126 | ≤11 | 85 | ≤11 |
| 78408 | 115 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 78416 | 112 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 78405 | 107 | ≤11 | 78 | ≤11 |
| 78343 | 43 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 78401 | 35 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 78417 | 34 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 78373 | 33 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 78409 | 26 | 0 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 78330 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78407 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78406 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78402 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78351 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78339 | ≤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 Nueces County or any town and utility in it.
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryMINOR
Nueces County has been under 54 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×21
- Rip Current Statement ×11
- Wind Advisory ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
Latest Nueces County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 40m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 713 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,588 customers out (1.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Nueces 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 Nueces Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Nueces County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 53,743 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 53,743 customers out) · decade average 7.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 408 | 22,239 | 4.1 |
| 2017 | 429 | 19,757 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 501 | 13,392 | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 514 | 14,354 | 5.9 |
| 2020 | 513 | 41,722 | 11.2 |
| 2021 | 467 | 53,743 | 26.1 |
| 2022 | 480 | 11,735 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 568 | 18,617 | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 575 | 6,886 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 597 | 15,893 | 4.8 |
Cost of power in Nueces County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Nueces 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
- 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 High hurricanes exposure · 7.1 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 Nueces County: FAQ
- How often does Nueces County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Nueces County, TX logged 597 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Nueces County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 53,743 customers without power, beginning February 13, 2021 and lasting about 10d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Nueces County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 10 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Nueces County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, Nueces Electric Cooperative.
Corpus Christi. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Nueces County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Nueces County.
78330, 78339, 78343, 78347, 78351, 78373, 78380, 78401, 78402, 78404, 78405, 78406, 78407, 78408, 78409, 78410, 78411, 78412, 78413, 78414, 78415, 78416, 78417, 78419
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 | - |
| City of Robstown - (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/48355 and /api/v1/counties/48355/history. Live data as of .