Power outages in Dickinson, TX
Live outages the utility reports for Dickinson addresses, updated every 10 minutes. Dickinson has 21,908 residents.
Right now
No outages reported
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.0customers 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 Energy0 / 5,720
Outage map
DickinsonGalveston CountyOutage (size = 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.Outage history in Galveston County, which includes Dickinson
2014–2025 recordGalveston County averaged 67 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Texas counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 67. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 11 hours, starting April 21, 2025.
The largest on record began July 8, 2024, with 164,920 customers out at once.
67significant 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.1.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.7.7 dayslongest on record (July 2024)
164,920most 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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| July 8, 2024 | 164,920 | 7.7 days | 10,945,468 |
| February 15, 2021 | 164,606 | 4.1 days | 6,547,504 |
| September 13, 2021 | 57,142 | 4.2 days | 1,230,664 |
| June 8, 2023 | 30,412 | 28 hours | 242,741 |
| June 22, 2023 | 28,418 | 2.1 days | 405,918 |
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
- Entergy Texas: outage map and reporting
- 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.