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Power Outages in Travis County, TX

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 33 customers are without power in Travis County, TX across 3 reported incidents. Austin Energy, Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.8 hours.

Travis County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.

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Scattered outages

33 customers without power

Across 3 reported incidents.

Utility ETR: October 15, 2026 01:02 UTC (utility's estimate)

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Live status by utility · Travis County

0.0%of this county's ~600,069 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

System-wide total only, no county split: Austin Energy, Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Austin EnergyLive · total onlynot by county------
Bluebonnet Electric Coop, IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLCLive · total onlynot by county------
Pedernales Electric Coop, IncLive · total onlynot by county------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Travis 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.

Power-dependent
5,537
Oxygen service
1,076
Dialysis (facility)
1,034
Home health / hospice
1,335
By ZIP code (48)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
786604182427716
786413961627414
78745263≤11174≤11
78759216≤11132≤11
78748195≤11120≤11
78753166≤11112≤11
78744148≤1193≤11
78734141≤1196≤11
78758138≤11101≤11
78645137≤11980
78704136≤1185≤11
78723135≤1193≤11
78653132≤1186≤11
78731129≤1189≤11
78746125≤1176≤11
78749120≤1170≤11
78738117≤11740
78750116≤11770
78702103≤1171≤11
78724102≤1171≤11
78669102≤1166≤11
7872798≤1161≤11
7861795≤1167≤11
7875794≤1159≤11
7872893≤1164≤11
7875483≤1150≤11
7874183≤1154≤11
7873574≤11480
7874771≤1147≤11
7870368≤11300
7873958≤11340
7873256≤11300
7872155≤1128≤11
7870152≤1132≤11
7873648≤11310
7875247≤1128≤11
7865247≤1130≤11
7875141≤11220
7872631≤1113≤11
7872528018≤11
78730270140
7873326≤11140
7872221≤11120
7875619≤11≤11≤11
78705130≤110
78767≤110≤110
78742≤110≤110
78719≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Travis County, TX

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Travis County or any town and utility in it.

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Recent NWS alert activity · Travis County

Travis County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.

  • Flood Watch ×7
  • Heat Advisory ×4
  • Air Quality Alert ×3
  • Special Weather Statement ×3
  • Wind Advisory ×3
  • Flood Advisory ×1

Latest Travis County, TX outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 55m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,726 customers out (0.2% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 34m

  4. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 2,156 customers out (0.3% of the county)

  5. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 10m

  6. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,223 customers out (0.2% of the county)

  7. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 48m

  8. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 2, 2026

Outage trend · Travis County, TX
33customers out · peak 307
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Travis County, TX: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 307 customers out; latest 33 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0100200300400Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Travis County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Travis Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Travis County went about 3.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 273,849 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 3.8 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Travis County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.6h, 2016 1.2h, 2017 1.6h, 2018 1.4h, 2019 1.5h, 2020 1.0h, 2021 30.0h, 2022 2.1h, 2023 22.1h, 2024 1.9h, 2025 3.8h. Highlighted: 2021.0102030401.6h20151.2h20161.6h20171.4h20181.5h20191.0h202030.0h20212.1h202222.1h20231.9h20243.8h2025
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Worst year here was 2021 (peak 273,849 customers out) · decade average 6.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201583539,8791.6
201681020,3481.2
201774022,9321.6
201875926,4341.4
201967018,8091.5
202071012,1711.0
2021704273,84930.0
202258730,0542.1
2023488185,02522.1
202451323,0231.9
202557473,4553.8

Cost of power in Travis County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Travis 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.

13.0¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 21% since 2015
vs Texas avg 15.9¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
February 11, 2021273,84912d 22h
January 30, 2023185,02519d 10h
May 26, 202573,4556d 16h
May 28, 202144,8407d 21h
May 23, 201539,8795d
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Very High tornadoes exposure · 6.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

TornadoVery High
Ice stormRelatively High
Strong windRelatively High
FloodingRelatively High
Heat waveRelatively High
WildfireRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Travis County: FAQ

How often does Travis County, TX lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Travis County, TX logged 574 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Travis County, TX?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 273,849 customers without power, beginning February 11, 2021 and lasting about 12d 22h.
Is there a power outage in Travis County, TX right now?
Yes, about 33 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Travis County, TX?
Tracked electric providers include Austin Energy, Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc.
Nearby counties
Bastrop CountyBlanco CountyBurnet CountyCaldwell County
Cities & towns in Travis County

Austin, Pflugerville. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Travis County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Travis County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Travis County (showing 40 of 48).

78617, 78641, 78645, 78652, 78653, 78660, 78669, 78701, 78702, 78703, 78704, 78705, 78712, 78719, 78721, 78722, 78723, 78724, 78725, 78726, 78727, 78728, 78730, 78731, 78732, 78733, 78734, 78735, 78736, 78738, 78739, 78741, 78742, 78744, 78745, 78746, 78747, 78748, 78749, 78750

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc1.5 hrsLive · total only
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Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc1.9 hrsLive · total only-
Austin Energy3.0 hrsLive · total only
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Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC-Live · total only
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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/48453 and /api/v1/counties/48453/history. Live data as of .