Power Outages in Zapata County, TX
AEP Texas Central Company and Medina Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.1 hours.
Zapata County, TX is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/zapata-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Zapata County, TX". https://massoutage.com/texas/zapata-county
AEP Texas Central Company and Medina Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~7,250 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: AEP Texas Central Company, Medina 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Zapata 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78076 | 54 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 78564 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 78067 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Zapata County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Zapata County right now.
Zapata County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Red Flag Warning ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Zapata County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Zapata County went about 5.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,300 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 5.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 6,300 customers out) · decade average 10.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 187 | 1,736 | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 44 | 257 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 381 | 1,501 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 350 | 2,837 | 6.9 |
| 2020 | 407 | 5,796 | 12.1 |
| 2021 | 407 | 6,300 | 61.3 |
| 2022 | 426 | 2,291 | 6.7 |
| 2023 | 455 | 1,342 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 477 | 2,934 | 4.5 |
| 2025 | 454 | 1,715 | 5.1 |
Cost of power in Zapata County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Zapata 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.
- Medina Electric Coop, Inc12.5¢30,778 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 · 10.8 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 Zapata County: FAQ
- How often does Zapata County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Zapata County, TX logged 454 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Zapata County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,300 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2021 and lasting about 5d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Zapata County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Zapata County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Zapata County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include AEP Texas Central Company, Medina Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Zapata County.
78067, 78076, 78564
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 | |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | 5.0 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/48505 and /api/v1/counties/48505/history.