Power Outages in Imperial County, CA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Imperial County, CA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
Imperial County, CA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Imperial County.
No active NWS alerts for Imperial County right now.
Imperial County has been under 170 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flash Flood Warning on September 2, 2026.
- Extreme Heat Warning ×131
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Dust Advisory ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Flood Advisory ×4
Hardest-hit cities in Imperial County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- El Centrono active outage
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.
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 |
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.
- Which utilities serve Imperial County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include SCE.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCE | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/06025 and /api/v1/counties/06025/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of California customers).