Power outages in Austin County, TX
Live outage counts for Sealy, Bellville and Wallis and the rest of Austin County, updated every 10 minutes from CenterPoint Energy.
Right now
Normal: scattered outages
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.1customers without power
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.CenterPoint Energy1 / 10,994
Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Incno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.San Bernard Electric Coop, Incno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Fayette Electric Coop, Incno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.City of Bellville - (TX)no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
1–1050200+ customers
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Each dot is an outage the utility reports, placed where the utility puts it, often the middle of the affected area rather than a specific home. Tap a dot for the number of customers and the utility's estimated restoration time.Outages by ZIP code
1 of 3 ZIP codes have outages| ZIP | Area | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| 77474 | Sealy / San Felipe | 1 | 8,988 | 0.01% |
| 77418 | Bellville | 0 | 689 | 0.00% |
| 77485 | Wallis / Simonton | 0 | 2,726 | 0.00% |
Cities and towns
Utility counts by mailing cityi
Utilities group outages by the city in each customer's mailing address. A city's count can include nearby areas outside its city limits, and only covers that utility's customers.| City | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| Sealy | 1 | 8,988 | 0.01% |
| Bellville | 0 | 689 | 0.00% |
| Wallis | 0 | 2,726 | 0.00% |
| San Felipe | 0 | 0 | – |
Outage history in Austin County
2014–2025 recordAustin County averaged 159.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Texas counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 40. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 12 hours, starting October 25, 2025.
The largest on record began May 16, 2024, with 126,963 customers out at once.
159.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.4.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.30 dayslongest on record (February 2020)
126,963most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| May 16, 2024 | 126,963 | 7.4 days | 8,030,983 |
| February 14, 2021 | 79,588 | 5.1 days | 2,464,124 |
| September 13, 2021 | 23,499 | 6.1 days | 498,801 |
| March 21, 2024 | 20,184 | 2.2 days | 119,012 |
| June 21, 2023 | 17,696 | 3.9 days | 322,022 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.
If your power is out
Report it to your utility
- CenterPoint Energy: call 713-207-2222 or report online
- Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.
Food safety
- 0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
- 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
- 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
- 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.
Generators, heat and cold
- Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
- Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
- Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.
Cities in Austin County
Nearby counties
Utilities
- CenterPoint Energy
- Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc no live feed
- San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc no live feed
- Fayette Electric Coop, Inc no live feed
- City of Bellville - (TX) no live feed
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