Power Outages in Refugio County, TX
AEP Texas Central Company, San Patricio Electric Coop Inc and Victoria Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.5 hours.
Refugio County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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AEP Texas Central Company, San Patricio Electric Coop Inc and Victoria Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~6,120 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company, San Patricio Electric Coop Inc, Victoria 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Patricio Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Victoria Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Refugio 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78377 | 45 | ≤11 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 78393 | 21 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 78340 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 77990 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 77950 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Refugio County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Refugio County right now.
Refugio County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×12
- Wind Advisory ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Heat Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Refugio County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 440 customers out (8.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 440 customers out (8.3% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 117 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 139 customers out (4.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Refugio County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Refugio County went about 9.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,122 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 9.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,114 customers out) · decade average 13.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 124 | 1,563 | 9.1 |
| 2017 | 45 | 811 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 401 | 1,322 | 10.8 |
| 2019 | 413 | 2,122 | 7.4 |
| 2020 | 399 | 1,038 | 11.0 |
| 2021 | 482 | 2,114 | 49.6 |
| 2022 | 435 | 1,215 | 10.7 |
| 2023 | 395 | 1,033 | 10.9 |
| 2024 | 469 | 928 | 9.1 |
| 2025 | 454 | 1,010 | 9.5 |
Cost of power in Refugio County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Refugio 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.
- Victoria Electric Coop, Inc12.4¢21,716 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.
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 13.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Refugio County: FAQ
- How often does Refugio County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Refugio County, TX logged 454 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Refugio County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,122 customers without power, beginning April 9, 2019 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Refugio County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Refugio County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Refugio County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, San Patricio Electric Coop Inc, Victoria Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Refugio County.
77990, 78340, 78377, 78393
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 | - |
| Victoria Electric Coop, Inc | 4.2 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/48391 and /api/v1/counties/48391/history.