Power Outages in Washington County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Washington County, TX across 1 reported incident. Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc, City of Brenham - (TX), Entergy Texas Inc. and Fayette Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.6 hours.
Washington County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/washington-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Washington County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/washington-county
0.0%of this county's ~25,672 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc, City of Brenham - (TX), Entergy Texas Inc., Fayette Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Brenham - (TX) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Entergy Texas Inc. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fayette Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Washington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77833 | 231 | ≤11 | 155 | ≤11 |
| 77835 | 29 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 77880 | 25 | ≤11 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 77426 | 25 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 78932 | ≤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 Washington County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Washington County right now.
Washington County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×6
- Flood Watch ×3
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
Latest Washington County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 306 customers out (2.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Washington 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 Washington Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Washington County went about 6.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,824 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 6.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 6,069 customers out) · decade average 8.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 742 | 2,926 | 5.2 |
| 2016 | 601 | 3,068 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | 756 | 12,824 | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 777 | 3,014 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | 746 | 1,546 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 730 | 4,035 | 8.6 |
| 2021 | 783 | 6,069 | 26.4 |
| 2022 | 716 | 10,881 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 768 | 1,716 | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 758 | 8,879 | 19.4 |
| 2025 | 823 | 3,940 | 6.6 |
Cost of power in Washington County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Washington 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
- Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc11.6¢119,030 cust
- Fayette Electric Coop, Inc12.5¢14,439 cust
- City of Brenham - (TX)10.4¢6,073 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 · 8.0 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 Washington County: FAQ
- How often does Washington County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Washington County, TX logged 823 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Washington County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,824 customers without power, beginning July 21, 2017 and lasting about 6h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Washington County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Washington County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc, City of Brenham - (TX), Entergy Texas Inc..
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Washington County.
77426, 77833, 77835, 77880, 78932
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 | - |
| Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc | 1.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Fayette Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Brenham - (TX) | - | 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/48477 and /api/v1/counties/48477/history. Live data as of .