Power Outages in Del Norte County, CA
PacifiCorp has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.6 hours.
Del Norte County, CA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/california/del-norte-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Del Norte County, CA". https://massoutage.com/california/del-norte-county
PacifiCorp only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
0.0%of this county's ~16,211 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: PacifiCorp. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Del Norte 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95531 | 242 | 14 | 187 | ≤11 |
| 95567 | 21 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 95548 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95543 | ≤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 Del Norte County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Del Norte County right now.
Del Norte County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Beach Hazards Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Del Norte County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 49m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 235 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Del Norte County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Del Norte County went about 9.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,231 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 9.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 12,963 customers out) · decade average 20.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 169 | 9,784 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | 406 | 10,515 | 7.0 |
| 2019 | 571 | 11,663 | 15.8 |
| 2020 | 490 | 2,409 | 8.0 |
| 2021 | 445 | 12,767 | 9.5 |
| 2022 | 458 | 12,859 | 15.6 |
| 2023 | 497 | 12,963 | 108.0 |
| 2024 | 514 | 11,902 | 13.1 |
| 2025 | 446 | 13,231 | 9.6 |
Cost of power in Del Norte County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Del Norte 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.
- PacifiCorp24.2¢36,339 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 wildfire exposure · 20.9 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 Del Norte County: FAQ
- How often does Del Norte County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Del Norte County, CA logged 446 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Del Norte County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,231 customers without power, beginning December 19, 2025 and lasting about 4h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Del Norte County, CA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Del Norte County, CA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Del Norte County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include PacifiCorp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Del Norte County.
95531, 95538, 95543, 95548, 95567
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | 3.5 hrs | Outages only | - |
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/06015 and /api/v1/counties/06015/history.