Power Outages in Trinity County, TX
Entergy Texas Inc., Houston County Elec Coop Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 30.6 hours.
Trinity County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Trinity County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/trinity-county
Entergy Texas Inc., Houston County Elec Coop Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~10,922 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Texas Inc., Houston County Elec Coop Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Texas Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Houston County Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Trinity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75862 | 218 | 12 | 179 | ≤11 |
| 75845 | 36 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 75926 | 26 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 75856 | ≤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 Trinity County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Trinity County right now.
Trinity County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Advisory on October 2, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Trinity County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 250 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 50m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 61 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 870 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,778 customers out (25% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 301 customers out (2.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 34m
Hardest-hit cities in Trinity County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Trinity County went about 30.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,541 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 30.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 6,541 customers out) · decade average 38.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 339 | 2,140 | 5.5 |
| 2016 | 311 | 2,664 | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 445 | 3,517 | 15.2 |
| 2018 | 1,014 | 2,050 | 16.5 |
| 2019 | 1,069 | 3,254 | 24.7 |
| 2020 | 921 | 5,372 | 52.3 |
| 2021 | 670 | 6,205 | 72.2 |
| 2022 | 747 | 2,853 | 28.2 |
| 2023 | 723 | 6,541 | 30.1 |
| 2024 | 620 | 6,541 | 147.0 |
| 2025 | 708 | 4,806 | 30.6 |
Cost of power in Trinity County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Trinity 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
- Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc14.2¢88,424 cust
- Houston County Elec Coop Inc15.3¢21,761 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 · 38.9 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 Trinity County: FAQ
- How often does Trinity County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Trinity County, TX logged 708 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 30.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Trinity County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,541 customers without power, beginning April 28, 2024 and lasting about 2d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Trinity County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Trinity County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Trinity County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Texas Inc., Houston County Elec Coop Inc, Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Trinity County.
75845, 75862, 75865, 75926
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 | - |
| Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc | 7.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | Live · total only | |
| Houston County Elec Coop Inc | - | 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/48455 and /api/v1/counties/48455/history.