AEP Texas crews significantly reduced the number of customers without power as a result of the winter storm that began in parts of west Texas on Tuesday.   

As of 9:30 p.m., approximately 4,700 customers remained without power within the Abilene District, as compared to approximately 14,400 at 10:30 Wednesday morning. 

Breakdown of Areas with the Most Outages
and Adjusted Preliminary Estimated Restoration Times

(As of 9:30 p.m. 10/28/2020)

Area      Number of Customers Without Power    Estimated Restoration

Childress             2,600                                                1 p.m. on Thursday

Abilene                  225                                                1 p.m. on Thursday

Vernon                1,200                                                9 p.m. on Thursday

Stamford                370                                                9 p.m. on Thursday

Hamlin                    185                                               1 p.m. on Thursday                                    

Cisco                        85                                                1 p.m. on Thursday

These preliminary estimates may change as restoration efforts continue and are projections for restoration of service to most customers, who can take power. There are a significant number of individual outages that will have to be addressed on a one-to-one basis and will require additional time to restore service.

Customers can track the status of a specific outage in their area by visiting the Outage & Problems section at www.aeptexas.com.  The section features an outage map with the most current status projections.