Texas major outage reports
Texas is named in 355 DOE reports for 2014 to 2023, and Texas ranks 1st of 51 by count and 24th per resident. Texas runs above the U.S. average, at 12.0 per million people. Texas peaked in 2021 with 91; severe weather and natural disasters lead with 45% of Texas's reports. The largest customer count in a Texas-only report is 2,000,000, dated 10 Feb 2021. Treat 355 as DOE-threshold filings, not every Texas outage.
Texas reports by year
Texas filed 84 in 2014 to 2018 and 271 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 223%, with 26% of the Texas total landing in 2021.
Texas reports a year
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What Texas reports are about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 158 | 45% |
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 85 | 24% |
| Equipment failures and system operations | 84 | 24% |
| Supply shortfalls, load shedding and public appeals | 11 | 3% |
| Other or not stated | 6 | 2% |
| Cyber events | 6 | 2% |
| Fuel supply problems | 5 | 1% |
| Type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Weather | 137 | 39% |
| System Operations | 45 | 13% |
| Suspicious Activity | 31 | 9% |
| Vandalism | 27 | 8% |
| Transmission Interruption | 27 | 8% |
| Public Appeal to Reduce Electricity Usage | 6 | 2% |
54 of the 355 Texas reports also name another state, while 301 name Texas alone.
Largest Texas reports by customers affected
100 of 301 reports naming only Texas list customers, and 79 list 50,000 or more. Tables on this page show those Texas-only reports.
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2021 | Texas | Severe Weather | 2,000,000 | 13.0 days | — |
| 15 Feb 2021 | Texas: Harris County | Severe Weather | 1,390,000 | 2.9 days | 4,966 |
| 26 Aug 2017 | Texas | Severe Weather | 1,076,868 | 12.7 days | — |
| 27 Aug 2017 | Texas: Harris County | Severe Weather | 1,076,868 | 11.8 days | — |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Texas | Severe Weather | 840,000 | 2.9 h | 168 |
| 14 Sep 2021 | Texas: Harris County | Severe Weather | 705,415 | 4.8 days | 1,905 |
| 9 Jun 2019 | Texas: Collin County, Dallas County, Denton County, Palo Pinto County, Tarrant Coun... | Severe Weather | 558,000 | 4.3 days | — |
| 2 Oct 2014 | Texas | Severe Weather - Thunderstorms | 500,000 | 4.8 days | — |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Texas: Montague County, Cooke County, Grayson County, Fannin County, Lamar County,... | Severe Weather | 470,000 | 2.2 days | — |
| 25 May 2015 | North Texas | Severe Weather | 454,000 | 3.6 days | — |
Longest Texas reports
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2021 | Texas | Severe Weather | 2,000,000 | 13.0 days | — |
| 26 Aug 2017 | Texas | Severe Weather | 1,076,868 | 12.7 days | — |
| 27 Aug 2017 | Texas: Harris County | Severe Weather | 1,076,868 | 11.8 days | — |
| 25 Aug 2017 | Texas | Severe Weather | 330,000 | 10.9 days | — |
| 12 Feb 2021 | Texas | Fuel Supply Deficiency | — | 9.7 days | — |
Latest Texas reports on file
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2023 | Texas: Callahan County | Physical attack - Vandalism - Suspicious activity | — | — | — |
| 17 Nov 2023 | Texas: Cameron County | Unknown | — | 0.2 h | — |
| 1 Nov 2023 | Texas: Cameron County | Physical attack | — | — | — |
| 26 Oct 2023 | Texas: Orange County | Transmission equipment failure | 26 | — | — |
| 22 Oct 2023 | Texas: Jasper County | Physical attack - Vandalism - Theft - Suspicious activity | — | 38.8 h | — |
| 12 Oct 2023 | Texas: Travis County | Physical attack - Other | — | — | — |
| 6 Oct 2023 | Texas: Cameron County | Suspicious activity | — | 0.5 h | — |
| 4 Oct 2023 | Texas | Weather or natural disaster | 153,000 | 30.2 h | — |
| 24 Sep 2023 | Texas: Dallas County, Tarrant County, McLennan County, Angelina County, Bell County... | Weather or natural disaster | 130,000 | 45.0 h | — |
| 18 Sep 2023 | Texas: Cameron County | Suspicious activity | — | 1.6 h | — |
| 13 Sep 2023 | Texas: Hidalgo County | Physical attack | — | 9.0 h | — |
| 8 Sep 2023 | Texas: Tarrant County, Dallas County | Weather or natural disaster | 190,000 | 43.3 h | — |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 355 Texas reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many Texas reports are in the DOE files?
Texas appears in 355 reports, 1st among states and DC, and 54 of them also name a second state.
Which Texas report lists the most customers?
In Texas-only reports the top customer count is 2,000,000, a Severe Weather report that began 10 Feb 2021 (Texas).
What are typical OE-417 reports in Texas?
The top DOE type in Texas is Severe Weather; severe weather and natural disasters cover 45% of Texas's reports.
Are outage reports in Texas going up?
Texas filed 84 in 2014 to 2018 and 271 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 223%. The Texas count may also reflect new filing habits.