Power outages in Sterling City, TX
Live outages for Sterling City and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Sterling City has 1,094 residents.
Right now
Elevated outages
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.7customers without power in Sterling County
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.Outage map
Sterling CitySterling CountyOncor and AEP Texas publish totals only, not outage locations.
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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.Outage history in Sterling County, which includes Sterling City
2014–2025 recordSterling County averaged 18.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Texas counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 17. Half were over within 3.5 hours; the longest lasted 24 hours, starting April 4, 2025.
The largest on record began April 24, 2022, with 1,607 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in May.
18.3significant 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.2.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.1.5 dayslongest on record (February 2021)
1,607most 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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| April 24, 2022 | 1,607 | 1.5 hours | 1,711 |
| September 12, 2023 | 971 | 7.5 hours | 1,698 |
| February 15, 2021 | 967 | 1.5 days | 32,993 |
| May 5, 2025 | 924 | 30 minutes | 459 |
| October 6, 2021 | 870 | 3.5 hours | 2,678 |
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
- Oncor: outage map and reporting
- AEP 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.