Power Outages in Orange County, TX
Entergy Texas Inc. and Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 18.0 hours.
Orange County, TX is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/orange-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Orange County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/orange-county
Entergy Texas Inc. and Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~53,460 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Texas Inc., Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Texas Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Orange 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77662 | 325 | 16 | 270 | ≤11 |
| 77630 | 291 | 21 | 243 | ≤11 |
| 77632 | 220 | 17 | 177 | ≤11 |
| 77611 | 87 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
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 Orange County or any town and utility in it.
- Fire Weather WatchSEVERE
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Orange County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Fire Weather Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×7
- Flood Warning ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
- Wind Advisory ×1
- Red Flag Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Orange County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Orange County went about 18.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 19,786 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 18.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 19,786 customers out) · decade average 51.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,002 | 6,165 | 9.0 |
| 2016 | 929 | 4,522 | 12.0 |
| 2017 | 813 | 19,786 | 154.4 |
| 2018 | 294 | 2,418 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 496 | 10,263 | 12.6 |
| 2020 | 809 | 19,786 | 239.1 |
| 2021 | 1,048 | 13,200 | 25.3 |
| 2022 | 1,026 | 4,017 | 16.4 |
| 2023 | 772 | 17,619 | 46.3 |
| 2024 | 833 | 7,848 | 28.6 |
| 2025 | 1,030 | 7,495 | 18.0 |
Cost of power in Orange County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Orange 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.
- Entergy Texas Inc.13.9¢469,094 cust
- Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc14.1¢21,316 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 hurricanes exposure · 51.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Orange County: FAQ
- How often does Orange County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Orange County, TX logged 1,030 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 18.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Orange County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 19,786 customers without power, beginning August 27, 2017 and lasting about 21d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Orange County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Orange County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Orange County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Texas Inc., Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Orange County.
77611, 77630, 77632, 77662
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Texas Inc. | 6.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc | 19.1 hrs | 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/48361 and /api/v1/counties/48361/history.