Power Outages in Waller County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Waller County, TX across 1 reported incident. CenterPoint Energy, Entergy Texas Inc., Mid-South Electric Coop Assn and San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Hempstead - (TX), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.3 hours.
Waller County, TX is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/waller-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Waller County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/waller-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Hempstead - (TX).
0.0%of this county's ~19,624 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Hempstead - (TX). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: CenterPoint Energy, Entergy Texas Inc., Mid-South Electric Coop Assn, San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CenterPoint Energy | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Entergy Texas Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mid-South Electric Coop Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Hempstead - (TX) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Waller 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77445 | 122 | ≤11 | 85 | 0 |
| 77484 | 114 | ≤11 | 84 | ≤11 |
| 77423 | 87 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤11 |
| 77466 | ≤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 Waller County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Waller County right now.
Waller County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Waller County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 18m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 326 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 4m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 372 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 10m
- GREW
Outage grew to 3,924 customers out (21% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,609 customers out (8.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Waller 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 Waller Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Waller County went about 11.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,532 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 11.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 18,532 customers out) · decade average 45.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 460 | 4,699 | 5.2 |
| 2016 | 360 | 5,397 | 11.5 |
| 2017 | 208 | 3,358 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 596 | 6,669 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 654 | 3,886 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 562 | 5,918 | 5.9 |
| 2021 | 294 | 18,532 | 120.8 |
| 2022 | 276 | 8,570 | 45.7 |
| 2023 | 262 | 14,388 | 69.5 |
| 2024 | 448 | 18,532 | 218.9 |
| 2025 | 669 | 7,508 | 11.3 |
Cost of power in Waller County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Waller 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
- Mid-South Electric Coop Assn15.4¢37,251 cust
- San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc14.1¢32,557 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.
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively High tornadoes exposure · 45.2 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 Waller County: FAQ
- How often does Waller County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Waller County, TX logged 669 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Waller County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,532 customers without power, beginning September 10, 2021 and lasting about 9d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Waller County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Waller County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include CenterPoint Energy, Entergy Texas Inc., San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Waller County.
77423, 77445, 77446, 77466, 77484
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 | - |
| CenterPoint Energy | 3.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc | 3.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Mid-South Electric Coop Assn | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Hempstead - (TX) | - | 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/48473 and /api/v1/counties/48473/history. Live data as of .