Power Outages in Wharton County, TX
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by CenterPoint Energy, Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc, AEP Texas Central Company and Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) in Wharton County, TX. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Wharton County, TX is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wharton County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/wharton-county
No active outages are reported by CenterPoint Energy, Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc, AEP Texas Central Company and Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) in Wharton County.
100%of this county's ~24,288 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CenterPoint Energy | Live · county | 0 | 13,730 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 5,694 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| AEP Texas Central Company | Live · county | 0 | 5,607 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) | Live · county | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
CenterPoint Energy, Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc, AEP Texas Central Company and Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wharton 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77437 | 134 | 13 | 105 | ≤11 |
| 77488 | 131 | ≤11 | 85 | ≤11 |
| 77435 | 40 | ≤11 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 77420 | 20 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 77455 | 18 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 77454 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 77448 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 77436 | ≤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 Wharton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wharton County right now.
Wharton County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
Latest Wharton County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 322 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Wharton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wharton County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 23,775 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 2.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 23,775 customers out) · decade average 28.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 244 | 2,353 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 83 | 1,638 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 789 | 1,570 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 703 | 5,405 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 816 | 1,578 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 315 | 23,775 | 112.1 |
| 2022 | 296 | 14,552 | 45.6 |
| 2023 | 566 | 23,775 | 67.4 |
| 2024 | 693 | 15,144 | 49.3 |
| 2025 | 819 | 2,990 | 2.9 |
Cost of power in Wharton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wharton 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.
- Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)14.5¢15,670 cust
- Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc14.2¢5,583 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 hurricanes exposure · 28.7 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 Wharton County: FAQ
- How often does Wharton County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wharton County, TX logged 819 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wharton County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 23,775 customers without power, beginning September 12, 2021 and lasting about 9d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Wharton County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wharton County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wharton County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, CenterPoint Energy, Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wharton County.
77420, 77432, 77435, 77436, 77437, 77443, 77448, 77453, 77454, 77455, 77467, 77488
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 · county | |
| CenterPoint Energy | 3.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) | - | Live · county | - |
| Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/48481 and /api/v1/counties/48481/history.