Texas GridWatch

Texas Power Grid Status & Outage Tracker

Live
NormalGrid operating normally
Reserve Margin
18.9GW
37.9% of demand
Capacity
68.8 GW
Demand
49.9 GW
Steady
Customer Outages
624
out of 9.4M customers tracked (0.01%)
Change (30 min):94 new outages
Change (2 hr):420 new outages
Stable
Grid Health Verdict
Low Impact

Grid stable, minimal outages

Grid operating normally with 37.9% reserve margin. Only 624 customers are currently without power. High winds with gusts to 60 mph are causing tree and line damage.

High Winds60 mph gusts

Updated 3/26/26, 12:40 PM

Generation Mix
49.9 GW total
49.3%renewable
Wind
24.3 GW48.7%
Natural Gas
12.9 GW26.0%
Coal
7.2 GW14.4%
Nuclear
3.7 GW7.5%
Battery
1.4 GW2.9%
Solar
293 MW0.6%
Hydro
6 MW0.0%
Other
0 MW0.0%
Operating Reserves
Adequate
9.1 GW
Total ancillary capacity
RRS3.1 GW
NSRS4.3 GW
ECRS1.6 GW
Reg /436/330
Peak Demand Forecast
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Grid Demand
49.9GW
of 68.8 GW capacity
72.5% utilized18.9 GW headroom
Normal Load
Grid Stability
Stable
60.017Hz
Target: 60.000 Hz (±0.05)
System Inertia171.4 GW·s
Grid Timeline
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Outages by Utility
Oncor461 out of 4.1M customers (0.01%)
AEP Texas51 out of 1.1M customers (0.00%)
SWEPCO49 out of 549.0K customers (0.01%)
Bryan Texas Utilities26 out of 55.0K customers (0.05%)
Entergy Texas20 out of 818.4K customers (0.00%)

Severity based on % of customers affected

Critical (≥1%)
Elevated (0.5-1%)
Normal (<0.5%)
Grid Event History
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Data sources: ERCOT, Oncor, AEP Texas, TNMP, Austin Energy, CPS Energy, PEC, Entergy Texas, SWEPCO, Bluebonnet Electric, GVEC, Bryan Texas Utilities, Mid-South Electric, United Cooperative Services, Lyntegar Electric, Farmers Electric, Wood County Electric, San Bernard Electric, Bowie-Cass Electric

Last updated: 3/26/26, 12:40 PM

Update frequency: Every 5 minutes

This is not an official ERCOT or utility company product

This dashboard is provided for informational and situational awareness purposes only. Data may be delayed, incomplete, or revised by source providers.

Reported outages typically reflect local distribution system impacts and do not necessarily indicate statewide grid supply conditions.

This is not an official ERCOT or electric utility product and should not be used for operational, emergency response, or safety critical decision making.

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