When will the power be back in Houston, TX?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Harris County, Texas

customers reported out in Houston · live from CenterPoint Energy — Houston Electric

Utility restoration time for Houston: Oct 3, 11:16 PM CDT

Our Houston estimate: ~2.2 hr to restore at the current pace (roughly 56 customers an hour)

Across the whole county (Harris, TX, all utilities): 197 reported out, county-wide outlook ~8 hr to restore at the current pace (roughly 48 customers an hour) — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Houston figure above.

Updated 10:43 PM CDT.

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⚡ No power in Houston, TX? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.

An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

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What we track for Houston

Houston is a city of about 2,390,125 residents in Harris County.

CenterPoint Energy — Houston Electric has reported outages for Houston by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Houston is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.

ZIP codes in Houston:

Houston also extends into a neighboring county: 77053. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Houston: the closest other places we track are West University Place, about 6 miles to the southwest; Bellaire, about 7 miles to the southwest; Galena Park, about 10 miles to the east; and South Houston, about 13 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Stafford (15 mi SW), Humble (16 mi NE), Pearland (16 mi S), Pasadena (17 mi SE), Deer Park (18 mi E), Missouri City (18 mi SW), Sugar Land (20 mi SW) and Manvel (21 mi S).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Conroe (38 mi); northeast toward Lumberton (78 mi); east toward La Porte (22 mi); southeast toward Friendswood (22 mi); south toward Iowa Colony (24 mi); southwest toward Richmond (26 mi); west toward Katy (27 mi); and northwest toward Tomball (25 mi).

Who serves Houston?

We track live outage data from CenterPoint Energy — Houston Electric and Entergy in Harris County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. San Bernard Electric Cooperative also serves parts of Harris County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.

Recent outages tracked in Houston

Houston's last tracked outage began Sep 30, peaked at 6,224 customers out, and was restored in 2.3 days. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 12 hours.

Sep 30 — 6,224 customers out, restored in 2.3 days
Oct 2 — 111 customers out, restored in 7 hours
Oct 1 — 1,548 customers out, restored in 12 hours
Sep 29 — 2,872 customers out, restored in 19 hours

Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

County context: across all of Harris County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 20.3 hr. The full record for Harris County

Common questions

When will my power be back on in Houston, TX?

It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Houston's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 12 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.

How do I check the power outage status in Houston, TX?

To check your own street, search a Houston ZIP code — 77001, 77002, 77003, 77004, 77005, 77006 or any of the other 171 — and the map opens on that area.

Does this page show Houston specifically, or the whole county?

Both, and for Houston we have the city-level view: CenterPoint Energy — Houston Electric has published outages for Houston under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Houston is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Harris County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Houston.

Nearby & related

Baytown · Bellaire · Deer Park · Galena Park · Humble · Katy · La Porte · Pasadena

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