HOUSTON, Texas — Warning: Houston could be in for an especially uncomfortable summer. A new study puts Texas at No. 2 among the states most at risk for power outages this summer. Michigan tops the list.
Solar energy company Wolf River Electric analyzed the number of large-scale outages that left more than 5,000 utility customers, including homes, stores, and schools, without summertime electricity from 2019 to 2023. During that period, Texas experienced 7,164 summertime power outages.
Despite Michigan being hit with more summertime outages, Texas led the list of states with the most hours of summertime power outages – an annual average of 35,440. That works out to 1,477 days.
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