When will the power be back in Abilene, 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 Abilene, Texas — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Abilene is a city in Taylor County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Abilene directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Abilene is a city of about 130,501 residents in Taylor County.
AEP Texas has reported outages for Abilene by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Abilene 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 Abilene: 79601 · 79602 · 79603 · 79604 · 79605 · 79606 · 79608 · 79697 · 79698 · 79699 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Abilene: the closest other places we track are Sweetwater, about 39 miles to the west; Brownwood, about 68 miles to the southeast; Snyder, about 71 miles to the west; San Angelo, about 81 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Stephenville (90 mi E), Mineral Wells (100 mi E), Granbury (115 mi E), Weatherford (117 mi E), Wichita Falls (122 mi NE), Burkburnett (131 mi NE), Azle (132 mi E), Benbrook (133 mi E). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Altus, OK (154 mi); northeast toward Sanger (162 mi); east toward White Settlement (134 mi); southeast toward Gatesville (137 mi); south toward Fredericksburg (160 mi); west toward Midland (142 mi); northwest toward Lubbock (146 mi).
Who serves Abilene?
We track live outage data from AEP Texas in Taylor 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.
Abilene's last tracked outage began Aug 15, peaked at 27 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours.
- Aug 15 — 27 customers out, restored in 3 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Abilene, 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 Abilene 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 Abilene, TX?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Abilene 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. To narrow it to your own street, search a Abilene ZIP code — 79601, 79602, 79603, 79604, 79605, 79606, or any of the other 4 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Abilene, TX?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Taylor County include AEP Texas; 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 Abilene specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Abilene we have the city-level view: AEP Texas has published outages for Abilene under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Abilene is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Taylor County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Abilene.
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.
