Power Outages in California by City
Storms that cut power in California cluster in January: 35 of 169 such episodes since 2015 started that month.
Power outage record for California
Worst year: 2019. Includes major storm days. Source: EIA Form 861.
- 2024: California electric customers averaged 1.34 outages and 280 minutes (4.7 hours) without power. Average across all reporting US utilities: 611 minutes. That makes California 25th of 50 states (1 = fewest outage minutes).
- Storm days vs. ordinary days: leaving out major event days, the figure drops to 158 minutes (US 126). About 43% of the year's outage time came on a handful of severe days.
- Six-year record: the worst year was 2019 (588 minutes), the best 2022 (198). 2024 was close to the 2019–2023 average of 345 minutes.
- Largest utilities: Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 5,795,693 customers, 509 minutes; Southern California Edison Co, 5,316,264 customers, 158 minutes; Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, 1,563,515 customers, 111 minutes.
- Spread between utilities: among 21 utilities with 25,000+ customers, City of Lodi - (CA) had the least outage time (17 minutes) and Liberty Utilities the most (743 minutes). Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
- Storm record since 2015: 24,259 NOAA storm reports in California, led by high wind 4,162, flood 3,268, heavy snow 1,846. Power outages are named in 169 storm episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- December 31, 2022, Southern Sacramento Valley (high wind): “Over 145,000 customers were without power in the Sacramento area due to falling trees knocking down several power lines in high winds.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- December 7, 2017, San Diego County Valleys (wildfire): “Over 100,000 residents were forced to or advised to evacuate and 20,000 people lost power.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- February 12, 2019, Northern Sacramento Valley (heavy snow): “Some 83,600 customers lost power as trees and their branches heavy with snow fell onto power lines.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. serves the most customers (5,795,693). Source: EIA Form 861.
California ranks 3rd of 4 here (1 = fewest minutes). Source: EIA Form 861.
January had the most (35). Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in California, city by city
20 California cities on this site and the electric utility for each. What to do while you wait is in our power outage guide.
- Los Angeles Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
- San Diego San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)
- San Jose Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
- San Francisco Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
- Fresno Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
- Sacramento Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
- Long Beach Southern California Edison (SCE)
- Oakland Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
- Bakersfield Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
- Anaheim Anaheim Public Utilities
- Santa Ana Southern California Edison (SCE)
- Riverside Riverside Public Utilities
- Stockton Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
- Irvine Southern California Edison (SCE)
- Fremont Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
- San Bernardino Southern California Edison (SCE)
- Modesto Modesto Irrigation District (MID)
- Moreno Valley Southern California Edison (SCE)
- Fontana Southern California Edison (SCE)
- Oxnard Southern California Edison (SCE)
Frequently asked questions
Is there a power outage in California right now?
Not on this site: no reports from California in the last 24 hours.
How long are power outages in California?
In 2024 the average California electric customer was without power for 280 minutes (4.7 hours) across 1.34 interruptions, according to EIA Form 861 data. The average across all reporting US utilities was 611 minutes.
Which California utility had the most outage time in 2024?
Among utilities with at least 25,000 customers, Liberty Utilities reported the most: 743 minutes per customer. City of Lodi - (CA) reported the least.
When do storms knock out power in California?
NOAA storm reports name power outages in 169 storm episodes in California since 2015, most often in January (35 episodes).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works
Cities in California with Power Outages Information
Bakersfield
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 384,145
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Fontana
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 208,393
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Fremont
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 230,504
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Fresno
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 542,107
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Irvine
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 307,670
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Long Beach
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 462,257
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Los Angeles
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 3,898,747
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
Modesto
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 218,464
Modesto Irrigation District (MID)
Moreno Valley
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 208,634
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Oakland
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 433,031
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Oxnard
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 202,063
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Riverside
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 314,998
Riverside Public Utilities
Sacramento
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 524,943
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
San Bernardino
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 222,101
Southern California Edison (SCE)
San Diego
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 1,423,851
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)
San Francisco
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 873,965
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
San Jose
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 1,021,795
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Santa Ana
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 332,318
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Stockton
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 310,496
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)