Power Outages in Sutton County, TX
AEP Texas North Company and Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.8 hours.
Sutton County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/sutton-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sutton County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/sutton-county
AEP Texas North Company and Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,560 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas North Company, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Sutton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76950 | 36 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤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 Sutton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sutton County right now.
Sutton County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×6
- Flood Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Sutton County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 407 customers out (15% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 49m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 387 customers out (14% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1d 17h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Sutton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sutton County went about 13.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 787 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 13.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 787 customers out) · decade average 26.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 39 | 787 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 61 | 757 | 12.2 |
| 2018 | 207 | 787 | 19.9 |
| 2019 | 217 | 787 | 14.6 |
| 2020 | 194 | 787 | 24.1 |
| 2021 | 265 | 787 | 115.4 |
| 2022 | 192 | 787 | 17.0 |
| 2023 | 181 | 710 | 15.5 |
| 2024 | 177 | 787 | 31.7 |
| 2025 | 215 | 787 | 13.8 |
Cost of power in Sutton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sutton 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.
- Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc12.8¢420,753 cust
- Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc14.6¢5,934 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 Low wildfire exposure · 26.7 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 Sutton County: FAQ
- How often does Sutton County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sutton County, TX logged 215 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sutton County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 787 customers without power, beginning November 8, 2024 and lasting about 8h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Sutton County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sutton County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sutton County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas North Company, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sutton County.
76950
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas North Company | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | 1.5 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc | - | 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/48435 and /api/v1/counties/48435/history.