Power outages in Henderson County, TX

Live outage counts for Athens, Gun Barrel City and Chandler and the rest of Henderson County, updated every 10 minutes from Oncor.

Right now

No outages reported
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
0customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
0.00% of 31,428 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.
Oncor0 / 31,428
Trinity Valley Elec Coop Incno live feed
iThis 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.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

Outage locations not published
County outlineOncor publishes totals only, not outage locations.
iSome utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outages by ZIP code

0 of 10 ZIP codes have outages
ZIPAreaOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
75124Eustace / Payne Springs01,3620.00%
75148Malakoff / Caney City03,1020.00%
75156Gun Barrel City / Payne Springs08,8120.00%
75163Trinidad / Tool02,2280.00%
75751Athens08,7260.00%
75752Athens / Murchison01,8470.00%
75756Brownsboro / Edom01,1700.00%
75758Chandler / Sunrise Shores02,9460.00%
75770Poynor / Moore Station04590.00%
75778Callender Lake / Murchison02690.00%

Cities and towns

Utility counts by mailing city
iUtilities 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.
CityOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
Athens06,7900.00%
Gun Barrel City03,8360.00%
Chandler02,0900.00%
Tool03320.00%
Malakoff01,0070.00%
Brownsboro05540.00%
Eustace03190.00%
Trinidad05890.00%
Payne Springs04770.00%
Murchison02270.00%
Enchanted Oaks02730.00%
Poynor01330.00%
Caney City01880.00%

Outage history in Henderson County

2014–2025 record

Henderson County averaged 51 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 46. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 35 hours, starting May 26, 2025.

The largest on record began February 15, 2021, with 27,600 customers out at once.

51significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt 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
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
5.3 dayslongest on record (February 2021)
27,600most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
February 15, 202127,6005.3 days712,004
August 18, 201914,4826.5 hours79,806
May 28, 202411,6363.6 days242,665
January 31, 202311,4484.1 days473,500
April 13, 202210,12135 hours124,630

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom 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.

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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.

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