When will the power be back in Selma, TX?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Selma, Texas — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Selma is a city in Bexar County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Selma directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Selma is a city of about 11,900 residents in Bexar County.
CPS Energy has reported outages for Selma by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Selma is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
Around Selma: the closest other places we track are Universal City, about 2 miles to the south; Live Oak, about 3 miles to the southwest; Schertz, about 4 miles to the southeast; Converse, about 5 miles to the south. Also nearby: Cibolo (6 mi E), New Braunfels (14 mi NE), San Antonio (15 mi SW), Leon Valley (19 mi W), Seguin (21 mi E), Fair Oaks Ranch (22 mi NW), Helotes (23 mi W), Boerne (28 mi NW). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Dripping Springs (44 mi); northeast toward San Marcos (30 mi); east toward Brenham (121 mi); southeast toward Beeville (88 mi); south toward Pleasanton (44 mi); southwest toward Eagle Pass (144 mi); west toward Uvalde (92 mi); northwest toward Fredericksburg (58 mi).
Who serves Selma?
We track live outage data from Bandera Electric Coop Inc, CPS Energy ↗, Karnes Electric Coop Inc, Pedernales Electric Coop ↗ in Bexar County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Selma's last tracked outage began Aug 16, peaked at 729 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours.
- Aug 16 — 729 customers out, restored in 4 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Selma, TX?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Selma area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in Selma, TX?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Selma area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Selma, TX?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Bexar County include Bandera Electric Coop Inc, CPS Energy, Karnes Electric Coop Inc and others; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Selma specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Selma we have the city-level view: CPS Energy has published outages for Selma under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Selma is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Bexar County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Selma.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
