UPDATE ON POWER OUTAGE

Nationwide takeaway:

Across the United States right now, roughly 50,000–160,000 customers are without power depending on the reporting system, with the heaviest impacts concentrated in Texas, Tennessee, California, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. These numbers shift hour‑to‑hour as utilities update their feeds. Below is a full, state‑by‑state briefing synthesized from multiple live outage trackers.⚡ National Situation Overview (as of early Sept 2, 2026)Outages range from 50,000 customers (ElectricChoice tracker) to 158,513 customers (OutagePro) nationwide.

Outages represent 0.0%–0.10% of all U.S. electric customers — meaning no national grid emergency, but localized severe outages in several states.

🔥 Most Impacted States Right NowThese states show the highest outage totals across multiple trackers:1. Texas73,431 customers out (OutagePro) — largest statewide impact.

Additional reports show 1,645 out (ElectricChoice) depending on provider feed.

Counties affected: Harris, Tarrant, Fort Bend; Beaumont reported multiple outages.

2. Tennessee5,529 customers out (Outage.online).

Volunteer Electric Cooperative also reporting 325+ outages.

3. California5,189 customers out (Outage.online).

PG&E + SoCal Edison reporting 3,153–1,526 outages each.

4. Pennsylvania26,430 customers out (OutagePro).

PECO + PPL + Met‑Ed showing thousands of affected customers.

5. Delaware10,002 customers out (OutagePro).

Delmarva Power reporting 10,125 outages.

6. New Jersey10,396 customers out (ElectricChoice).

Atlantic City Electric reporting 5,948 outages.

🗺️ State‑by‑State Snapshot (Condensed)This list merges the most recent counts across trackers. Numbers vary because each system updates at different intervals.

- Tennessee — 5,529 out

- California — 4,545–7,037 out

- Texas — 1,645–73,431 out (largest spread due to multiple utilities)

- Florida — 2,313–3,884 out

- Hawaii — 2,619 out

- New York — 304–2,415 out

- Utah — 2,129 out

- Virgin Islands — 1,858 out

- Pennsylvania — 1,756–26,430 out (large utility variation)

- Arizona — 1,440 out

- New Jersey — 1,399–10,396 out

- Washington — 1,397–1,516 out

- Wisconsin — 2,111 out

- Virginia — 831–394 out (Dominion Energy)

- Ohio — 205–683 out; CEI reporting 147 out

- Georgia — 326–1,171 out

- Louisiana — 326–1,172 out

- Michigan — 326–538 out; DTE reporting 1,414 out

- Maryland — 337–421 out; BGE reporting 147 out

- Connecticut — 102–458 out

- Massachusetts — 47–1,189 out

- Alabama — 179–362 out

- Arkansas — 346–391 out

- Colorado — 681 out

- Indiana — 647 out; NIPSCO reporting 153 out

- Kentucky — 752–2,650 out

- South Carolina — 1,018 out

- North Carolina — 626–674 out; multiple co‑ops reporting 440+

- Oregon — 239 out

- Nevada — 220 out

- Iowa — 595 out

- Illinois — 561 out; ComEd reporting 643 out

- Minnesota — 504 out

- Mississippi — 394 out; Okolona reporting 942 out (local utility)

- Missouri — 729 out

- Nebraska — 51 out; South Sioux City reporting 257 out

- Montana — 77 out

- Idaho — 56 out

- Wyoming — 11 out

- Vermont — 15 out

- Maine — 12 out

- New Hampshire — 1 out

- Rhode Island — 4 out

- District of Columbia — 1 out

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🧭 Why These Outages Are Happening

Across all trackers, the causes include:

- Storms, wind, lightning, extreme heat stressing transformers.

- Equipment failures and aging infrastructure.

- Vehicle accidents hitting poles.

- Wildfires (especially in CA).

- Grid overload during peak heat hours.

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🔧 Major Utilities Reporting Significant Issues

- Entergy — 59,993 out

- PECO (PA) — 20,847 out

- Sam Houston Electric (TX) — 12,488 out

- Delmarva Power (DE) — 10,125 out

- PG&E (CA) — 3,153 out