Power Outages in El Dorado County, CA
Is there a power outage in El Dorado County, CA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:40 UTC, about 21 customers are without power in El Dorado County, CA across 2 reported incidents.
El Dorado County, CA is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.0 hours.
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- URL
- https://massoutage.com/california/el-dorado-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:40 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in El Dorado County, CA", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/california/el-dorado-county
Report an outage in El Dorado County, CA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Liberty Utilities; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
35%of this county's ~98,036 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Utilities | Live · county | 0 | 34,242 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Live · county | 21 | - | - | - | 2 | October 19, 2026 18:00 UTC |
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.
Active outages in El Dorado County2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | - | - | - | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | |
| 7 | EMERG REPAIRS | - | October 19, 2026 18:00 UTC | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in El Dorado 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 (20)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95667 | 500 | ≤11 | 374 | ≤11 |
| 96150 | 476 | ≤11 | 427 | ≤11 |
| 95762 | 376 | 21 | 215 | ≤11 |
| 95682 | 316 | ≤11 | 200 | ≤11 |
| 95726 | 98 | ≤11 | 77 | ≤11 |
| 95619 | 87 | ≤11 | 66 | 0 |
| 95634 | 51 | ≤11 | 40 | 0 |
| 95709 | 49 | ≤11 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 95672 | 45 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 95623 | 45 | 0 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 95684 | 43 | 0 | 35 | ≤11 |
| 95614 | 43 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 95633 | 31 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 95651 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 96142 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95720 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95664 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95636 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95635 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95613 | ≤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 El Dorado County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for El Dorado County right now.
El Dorado County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×8
- Red Flag Warning ×7
- Lake Wind Advisory ×4
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
Latest El Dorado County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,188 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 695 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,219 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 15m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in El Dorado 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 El Dorado Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in El Dorado County went about 12.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 73,183 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 12.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 66,493 customers out) · decade average 30.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 21 | 425 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 371 | 27,833 | 9.3 |
| 2019 | 399 | 66,493 | 85.0 |
| 2020 | 539 | 72,584 | 51.6 |
| 2021 | 306 | 27,392 | 64.7 |
| 2022 | 415 | 73,183 | 25.1 |
| 2023 | 400 | 24,131 | 33.9 |
| 2024 | 465 | 17,547 | 18.0 |
| 2025 | 520 | 23,136 | 12.0 |
Cost of power in El Dorado County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for El Dorado 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High wildfire exposure · 30.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in El Dorado County: FAQ
- How often does El Dorado County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, El Dorado County, CA logged 520 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in El Dorado County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 73,183 customers without power, beginning August 24, 2022 and lasting about 10h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in El Dorado County, CA right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:40 UTC, about 21 customers are without power in El Dorado County, CA across 2 reported incidents.
- Which utilities serve El Dorado County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include Liberty Utilities, Pacific Gas & Electric Co..
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within El Dorado County.
95613, 95614, 95619, 95623, 95633, 95634, 95635, 95636, 95651, 95664, 95667, 95672, 95682, 95684, 95709, 95720, 95721, 95726, 95735, 95762, 96142, 96150, 96155
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in El Dorado County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in California →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 4.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Liberty Utilities | 10.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/06017 and /api/v1/counties/06017/history. Live data as of .