Power Outages in Alpine County, CA
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Liberty Utilities and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in Alpine County, CA. There is no live feed for Kirkwood Meadows PUD. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 67.5 hours.
Alpine County, CA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/california/alpine-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Alpine County, CA", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/california/alpine-county
No active outages are reported by Liberty Utilities and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in Alpine County.
No live feed for Kirkwood Meadows PUD: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~889 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Kirkwood Meadows PUD. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Utilities | Live · county | 0 | 885 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Kirkwood Meadows PUD | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Liberty Utilities and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Alpine 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96120 | 22 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
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 Alpine County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Alpine County right now.
Alpine County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Red Flag Warning ×7
- Lake Wind Advisory ×4
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Alpine County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Alpine County went about 67.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 882 customers.
The US EIA reports California utilities averaged 6.0 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 67.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 882 customers out) · decade average 56.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 473 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 19 | 588 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 44 | 654 | 125.5 |
| 2020 | 33 | 654 | 77.3 |
| 2021 | 55 | 882 | 176.4 |
| 2022 | 43 | 882 | 8.1 |
| 2023 | 77 | 605 | 17.9 |
| 2024 | 55 | 684 | 37.8 |
| 2025 | 67 | 882 | 67.5 |
Cost of power in Alpine County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Alpine 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.
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co.37.5¢1,738,444 cust
- Liberty Utilities27.7¢44,507 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 Moderate wildfire exposure · 56.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Alpine County: FAQ
- How often does Alpine County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Alpine County, CA logged 67 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 67.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Alpine County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 882 customers without power, beginning November 5, 2025 and lasting about 1d.
- Is there a power outage in Alpine County, CA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Alpine County, CA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Alpine County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include Liberty Utilities, Pacific Gas & Electric Co..
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Alpine County.
95223, 95646, 96120
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 4.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Liberty Utilities | 10.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Kirkwood Meadows PUD | - | 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 California customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/06003 and /api/v1/counties/06003/history.