Power Outages in Willacy County, TX
AEP Texas Central Company publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.9 hours.
Willacy County, TX is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/texas/willacy-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Willacy County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/willacy-county
AEP Texas Central Company publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~8,321 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Willacy 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78580 | 58 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 78569 | 27 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 78598 | ≤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 Willacy County or any town and utility in it.
- Rip Current StatementMODERATE
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryMINOR
- High Surf AdvisoryMINOR
Willacy County has been under 57 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Rip Current Statement ×14
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×12
- High Surf Advisory ×9
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
Latest Willacy County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 24m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 142 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Willacy County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Willacy County went about 5.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,991 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 5.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 7,991 customers out) · decade average 11.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 126 | 1,147 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 126 | 338 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 485 | 1,998 | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 474 | 3,469 | 7.4 |
| 2020 | 499 | 7,991 | 57.7 |
| 2021 | 492 | 4,934 | 22.0 |
| 2022 | 529 | 2,141 | 7.0 |
| 2023 | 504 | 2,015 | 5.9 |
| 2024 | 553 | 2,000 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | 556 | 1,189 | 5.9 |
Cost of power in Willacy County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Willacy 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.
- Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc10.5¢129,596 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 · 11.5 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 Willacy County: FAQ
- How often does Willacy County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Willacy County, TX logged 556 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Willacy County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,991 customers without power, beginning July 25, 2020 and lasting about 10d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Willacy County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Willacy County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Willacy County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Willacy County.
78561, 78569, 78580, 78590, 78594, 78598
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 | |
| Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc | 4.8 hrs | 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/48489 and /api/v1/counties/48489/history.