Power Outages in Uvalde County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 12 customers are without power in Uvalde County, TX across 1 reported incident. AEP Texas Central Company, Bandera Electric Coop, Inc, Medina Electric Coop, Inc and Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 23.4 hours.
Uvalde County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/uvalde-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Uvalde County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/uvalde-county
0.0%of this county's ~16,988 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company, Bandera Electric Coop, Inc, Medina Electric Coop, Inc, Rio Grande 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bandera Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Uvalde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78801 | 238 | ≤11 | 186 | ≤11 |
| 78881 | 26 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 78884 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78870 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78838 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Uvalde County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Uvalde County right now.
Uvalde County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Uvalde County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Uvalde Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Uvalde County went about 23.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,418 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 23.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 8,418 customers out) · decade average 16.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 295 | 5,651 | 7.7 |
| 2017 | 67 | 3,425 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 597 | 2,762 | 9.3 |
| 2019 | 595 | 3,577 | 8.7 |
| 2020 | 634 | 7,733 | 20.9 |
| 2021 | 655 | 8,418 | 68.1 |
| 2022 | 651 | 5,272 | 6.4 |
| 2023 | 615 | 5,225 | 9.9 |
| 2024 | 189 | 2,479 | 10.1 |
| 2025 | 15 | 4,726 | 23.4 |
Cost of power in Uvalde County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Uvalde 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.
- Bandera Electric Coop, Inc12.8¢35,906 cust
- Medina Electric Coop, Inc12.5¢30,778 cust
- Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc18.3¢9,371 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 hurricanes exposure · 16.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Uvalde County: FAQ
- How often does Uvalde County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Uvalde County, TX logged 15 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 23.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Uvalde County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,418 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2021 and lasting about 5d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Uvalde County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 12 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Uvalde County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, Bandera Electric Coop, Inc, Medina Electric Coop, Inc, Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Uvalde County.
78801, 78802, 78838, 78870, 78881
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 | |
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | 3.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | 5.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Bandera Electric Coop, Inc | 2.6 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/48463 and /api/v1/counties/48463/history. Live data as of .