Power Outages in Imperial County, CA
Southern California Edison Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Imperial Irrigation District and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
Imperial County, CA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Imperial County, CA". https://massoutage.com/california/imperial-county
Southern California Edison Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Imperial Irrigation District and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~76,213 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Imperial Irrigation District, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Southern California Edison Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California Edison Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Imperial Irrigation District | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Imperial 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92243 | 389 | ≤11 | 193 | 15 |
| 92231 | 337 | ≤11 | 162 | ≤11 |
| 92227 | 195 | ≤11 | 110 | ≤11 |
| 92251 | 113 | ≤11 | 67 | ≤11 |
| 92274 | 96 | ≤11 | 70 | 0 |
| 92250 | 62 | ≤11 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 92249 | 44 | ≤11 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 92283 | 26 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 92233 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 92281 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 92257 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 92266 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 92259 | ≤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 Imperial County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Imperial County right now.
Imperial County has been under 47 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×14
- Extreme Heat Warning ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Wind Advisory ×6
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Flood Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Imperial County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- El Centrono outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Imperial County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,696 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 2.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 2,513 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 31 | 401 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 12 | 383 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 308 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 10 | 373 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 48 | 986 | 3.7 |
| 2020 | 84 | 2,513 | 12.4 |
| 2021 | 63 | 2,956 | 4.0 |
| 2022 | 75 | 4,696 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 79 | 2,834 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 30 | 2,052 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 38 | 4,555 | 2.7 |
Cost of power in Imperial County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Imperial 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.
- Southern California Edison Co31.5¢3,262,177 cust
- Imperial Irrigation District18.7¢142,916 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 high winds exposure · 2.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Imperial County: FAQ
- How often does Imperial County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Imperial County, CA logged 38 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Imperial County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,696 customers without power, beginning October 15, 2022 and lasting about 19h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Imperial County, CA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Imperial County, CA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
El Centro. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Imperial County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Imperial County.
92222, 92227, 92231, 92233, 92243, 92249, 92250, 92251, 92257, 92259, 92266, 92273, 92275, 92281, 92283
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California Edison Co | 9.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Imperial Irrigation District | 1.9 hrs | No live feed | - |
| 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/06025 and /api/v1/counties/06025/history.