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What the Data Says About Electricity Shutoffs During Sweltering Texas Summers

In July 2024, the city-owned electric utility in Georgetown recorded two disconnections for nonpayment for every 10,000 residential accounts it served. In Garland, outside Dallas, the city-owned utility recorded 250, data shows.  Same state, same month. Neither utility was covered by the state rule that restricts cutting off power during a heat advisory. The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC—which regulates the state’s electricity market—r…

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The Texas Observer broke the news on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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