Power Outages in Calaveras County, CA
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Calaveras County, CA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 18.0 hours.
Calaveras County, CA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/california/calaveras-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Calaveras County, CA", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/california/calaveras-county
Not counted: no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
0.0%of this county's ~32,384 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Live · county | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Calaveras County1
Individual outages as listed by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Awaiting Investigation | - | - | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Calaveras 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 (17)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95252 | 150 | ≤11 | 104 | ≤11 |
| 95222 | 78 | ≤11 | 65 | 0 |
| 95228 | 59 | ≤11 | 44 | 0 |
| 95247 | 57 | 0 | 48 | ≤11 |
| 95223 | 49 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 95249 | 48 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 95255 | 25 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 95246 | 18 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 95245 | 15 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 95257 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95254 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95251 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95248 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95233 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95232 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95229 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95224 | ≤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 Calaveras County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Calaveras County right now.
Calaveras County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×8
- Red Flag Warning ×5
Latest Calaveras County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 11m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 298 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,356 customers out (7.3% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 452 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9h 33m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Calaveras 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 Calaveras Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Calaveras County went about 18.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,417 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 18.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 18,417 customers out) · decade average 70.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 319 | 4,156 | 8.7 |
| 2019 | 490 | 18,417 | 154.8 |
| 2020 | 546 | 18,327 | 93.7 |
| 2021 | 449 | 12,965 | 124.9 |
| 2022 | 506 | 7,360 | 57.5 |
| 2023 | 466 | 9,064 | 57.1 |
| 2024 | 493 | 13,088 | 47.7 |
| 2025 | 499 | 9,751 | 18.0 |
Cost of power in Calaveras County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Calaveras 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
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 High wildfire exposure · 70.3 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 Calaveras County: FAQ
- How often does Calaveras County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Calaveras County, CA logged 499 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 18.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Calaveras County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,417 customers without power, beginning October 10, 2019 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Calaveras County, CA right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Calaveras County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include Pacific Gas & Electric Co..
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Calaveras County.
95221, 95222, 95224, 95225, 95226, 95228, 95232, 95233, 95245, 95246, 95247, 95248, 95249, 95251, 95252, 95254, 95255, 95257
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 | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | 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/06009 and /api/v1/counties/06009/history. Live data as of .