Power outages in Mesquite, TX

Live outages the utility reports for Mesquite addresses, updated every 10 minutes. Mesquite has 150,693 residents.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages

Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.

12customers without power

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

0.02% of 58,725 customersUpdated 7 min ago

We 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.

Oncor's count for Mesquite addresses

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.

Oncor12 / 58,725

Outage map

MesquiteDallas CountyOncor publishes totals only, not outage locations.

Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

ZIP codes in Mesquite

ZIPs mostly inside Mesquite; share from the Census

ZIP	Inside Mesquite i How much of the ZIP code's addresses lie inside the city, from Census Bureau data.	Out	Customers i A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.	% out i Customers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
75149	96%	12	23,526	0.05%
75150	100%	0	25,788	0.00%
75181	88%	0	11,688	0.00%

Outage history in Dallas County, which includes Mesquite

2014–2025 record

Dallas County averaged 7.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 11. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 35 hours, starting March 4, 2025.

The largest on record began May 28, 2024, with 386,856 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in May.

7.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)

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.

3 hourstypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

5.1 dayslongest on record (May 2024)

386,856most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
May 28, 2024	386,856	5.1 days	14,628,766
February 15, 2021	358,650	4.6 days	16,523,163
June 9, 2019	313,327	3.2 days	10,419,504
September 4, 2022	120,548	29 hours	1,626,555
March 4, 2025	107,071	35 hours	1,366,634

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

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

Oncor: 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.