Power outages in Tye, TX
Live outages for Tye and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Tye has 1,264 residents.
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.11customers without power in Taylor 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
TyeTaylor CountyAEP Texas publishes 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 Taylor County, which includes Tye
2014–2025 recordTaylor County averaged 83.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Texas counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 98. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 22 hours, starting June 9, 2025.
The largest on record began February 14, 2021, with 25,935 customers out at once.
83.3significant 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.1.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.4.6 dayslongest on record (February 2021)
25,935most 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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| February 14, 2021 | 25,935 | 4.6 days | 1,324,130 |
| June 22, 2023 | 14,564 | 2.5 days | 92,243 |
| September 6, 2023 | 11,285 | 4.5 hours | 8,089 |
| May 18, 2019 | 10,986 | 1.5 days | 52,057 |
| January 23, 2024 | 9,453 | 4 hours | 13,007 |
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
- 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.