Power Outages in La Paz County, AZ
Arizona Public Service Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Colorado River Indian Irr Proj, McMullen Valley Water C&D Dist, Southern California Edison Co and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.1 hours.
La Paz County, AZ is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in La Paz County, AZ". https://massoutage.com/arizona/la-paz-county
Arizona Public Service Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Colorado River Indian Irr Proj, McMullen Valley Water C&D Dist, Southern California Edison Co and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~8,577 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Colorado River Indian Irr Proj, McMullen Valley Water C&D Dist, Southern California Edison Co, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Arizona Public Service Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Public Service Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colorado River Indian Irr Proj | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McMullen Valley Water C&D Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern California Edison Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in La Paz Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85344 | 94 | ≤11 | 78 | ≤11 |
| 85348 | 59 | 0 | 50 | ≤11 |
| 85346 | 50 | ≤11 | 44 | 0 |
| 85325 | 17 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 85357 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 85328 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for La Paz County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for La Paz County right now.
La Paz County has been under 43 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Wind Advisory ×9
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Flash Flood Warning ×5
- Flood Advisory ×3
Latest La Paz County, AZ outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 45m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 682 customers out (8.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in La Paz County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in La Paz County went about 5.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,372 customers.
The US EIA reports Arizona utilities averaged 1.2 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 5.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 3,706 customers out) · decade average 7.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 112 | 4,309 | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 127 | 2,359 | 10.6 |
| 2019 | 101 | 3,706 | 18.8 |
| 2020 | 61 | 1,223 | 6.3 |
| 2021 | 63 | 2,403 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | 56 | 2,731 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 47 | 1,705 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 52 | 4,372 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 63 | 1,626 | 5.1 |
Cost of power in La Paz County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for La Paz County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Arizona Public Service Co17.0¢1,287,097 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 7.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in La Paz County: FAQ
- How often does La Paz County, AZ lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, La Paz County, AZ logged 63 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in La Paz County, AZ?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,372 customers without power, beginning February 14, 2024 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in La Paz County, AZ right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for La Paz County, AZ. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve La Paz County, AZ?
- Tracked electric providers include Arizona Public Service Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within La Paz County.
85325, 85328, 85334, 85344, 85346, 85348, 85357, 85371
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California Edison Co | 9.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Arizona Public Service Co | 1.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Colorado River Indian Irr Proj | - | No live feed | - |
| McMullen Valley Water C&D Dist | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Arizona customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/04012 and /api/v1/counties/04012/history.