Texas GridWatch

Texas Power Grid Status & Outage Tracker

Live
NormalGrid operating normally
Reserve Margin
22.9GW
41.3% of demand
Capacity
78.4 GW
Demand
55.5 GW
Steady
Customer Outages
1.1K
out of 9.6M customers tracked (0.01%)
Change (30 min):392 restored
Change (2 hr):506 restored
Improving
Grid Health Verdict
Low Impact

Outages declining, situation improving

Grid operating normally with 41.3% reserve margin. Only 1,061 customers are currently without power.

Updated 9/22/26, 9:30 AM

Generation Mix
0
Generation data unavailable
Operating Reserves
Adequate
8.9 GW
Total ancillary capacity
RRS2.5 GW
NSRS5.4 GW
ECRS1.0 GW
Reg /256/280
Peak Demand Forecast
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Grid Demand
55.5GW
of 78.4 GW capacity
70.8% utilized22.9 GW headroom
Normal Load
Grid Stability
Stable
59.994Hz
Target: 60.000 Hz (±0.05)
System Inertia318.2 GW·s
Grid Timeline
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Outages by Utility
Oncor842 out of 4.2M customers (0.02%)
Austin Energy126 out of 592.0K customers (0.02%)
SWEPCO51 out of 550.7K customers (0.01%)
Entergy Texas13 out of 912.9K customers (0.00%)
AEP Texas8 out of 1.1M 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: 9/22/26, 9:30 AM

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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