Power Outages in Maricopa County, AZ
As of July 18, 2026 19:41 UTC, about 18 customers are without power in Maricopa County, AZ across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Maricopa County, AZ is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Maricopa County right now.
Maricopa County has been under 98 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flash Flood Warning on July 18, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×23
- Flood Advisory ×20
- Special Weather Statement ×16
- Dust Storm Warning ×10
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×10
- Blowing Dust Advisory ×6
Latest Maricopa County, AZ outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 964 customers out (0.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 36m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 17, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 17, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,929 customers out (0.2% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 1,472 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 17, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Maricopa County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Maricopa Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Maricopa County went about 1.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 109,160 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 109,160 customers out) · decade average 1.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 270 | 21,506 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 638 | 17,626 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 278 | 29,824 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 222 | 109,160 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 308 | 44,798 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 397 | 49,571 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 463 | 72,380 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 463 | 91,239 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 477 | 83,324 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 479 | 33,772 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 458 | 62,447 | 1.6 |
Very High high winds exposure · 1.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Maricopa County: FAQ
- How often does Maricopa County, AZ lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Maricopa County, AZ logged 458 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Maricopa County, AZ?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 109,160 customers without power, beginning July 9, 2018 and lasting about 1d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Maricopa County, AZ right now?
- Yes — about 18 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Maricopa County, AZ?
- Tracked electric providers include ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO.
Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale, Peoria, Tempe, Surprise, Goodyear, Buckeye, Avondale, Queen Creek. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Maricopa County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Maricopa County (showing 40 of 135).
85003, 85004, 85006, 85007, 85008, 85009, 85012, 85013, 85014, 85015, 85016, 85017, 85018, 85019, 85020, 85021, 85022, 85023, 85024, 85026, 85027, 85028, 85029, 85031, 85032, 85033, 85034, 85035, 85037, 85040, 85041, 85042, 85043, 85044, 85045, 85048, 85050, 85051, 85053, 85054
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/04013 and /api/v1/counties/04013/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Arizona customers). Live data as of .