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Power Outages in Kern County, CA

Is there a power outage in Kern County, CA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Kern County, CA across 1 reported incident.

Kern County, CA is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.5 hours.

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Scattered outages

2 customers without power

Across 1 reported incident.

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Live status by utility · Kern County

0.0%of this county's ~394,336 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.Live · county0---0-
Southern California Edison CoLive · county2---1-

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Southern California Edison 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 Kern County1

Individual outages as listed by Southern California Edison Co, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.

CustomersCauseCrew statusUtility ETRStartedUtility
2Equipment Problems--Southern California Edison Co

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Kern 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.

Power-dependent
8,386
Oxygen service
1,994
Dialysis (facility)
1,217
Home health / hospice
1,530
By ZIP code (44)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
9330868746543≤11
933065993543613
933095904543312
9330751548397≤11
9356147524417≤11
9331244322318≤11
9330444127314≤11
9331139017270≤11
933133572024913
9331422714168≤11
9330522112165≤11
9321520622138≤11
93560196≤11151≤11
93301177151290
9350516218133≤11
9326814816126≤11
93263134≤1184≤11
93240134≤11117≤11
93280124≤1176≤11
93203105≤1164≤11
9322592≤1177≤11
9324176≤1151≤11
9328570≤11580
9325064≤1142≤11
9350162≤11550
9328355051≤11
9320550≤1146≤11
9352744≤11400
9351633≤1125≤11
93523240180
9323824019≤11
9325218≤11160
93255130≤110
93531≤110≤110
93528≤110≤110
93518≤110≤110
93385≤11≤11≤110
93287≤110≤110
93276≤110≤110
93251≤110≤110
93249≤11≤11≤11≤11
93226≤11≤11≤110
93224≤110≤110
93206≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Kern County, CA

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS

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Recent NWS alert activity · Kern County

Kern County has been under 48 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.

  • Heat Advisory ×15
  • Lake Wind Advisory ×12
  • Wind Advisory ×12
  • Red Flag Warning ×7
  • Fire Weather Watch ×1
  • Special Weather Statement ×1

Latest Kern County, CA outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 7h 20m

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026

  3. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026

  5. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026

  6. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026

  7. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026

  8. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 538 customers out (0.1% of the county)

Outage trend · Kern County, CA
0customers out · peak 16
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 14:50 UTC
Kern County, CA: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 16 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 19, 2026 14:50 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0510152012 PM6 PMOct 196 AM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Kern County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Kern Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Kern County went about 5.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 50,079 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 5.5 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Kern County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 0.8h, 2016 1.2h, 2017 1.2h, 2018 2.0h, 2019 3.8h, 2020 4.5h, 2021 3.9h, 2022 6.1h, 2023 4.2h, 2024 4.6h, 2025 5.5h. Highlighted: 2022.024680.8h20151.2h20161.2h20172.0h20183.8h20194.5h20203.9h20216.1h20224.2h20234.6h20245.5h2025
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Worst year here was 2022 (peak 50,079 customers out) · decade average 3.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20154315,4470.8
20164118,9271.2
20174219,8571.2
201841114,2862.0
201931317,2943.8
202041616,2334.5
202135410,0063.9
202230550,0796.1
202316911,7114.2
202421919,3054.6
202532922,1625.5

Cost of power in Kern County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Kern 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.

33.6¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 97% since 2015
vs California avg 33.6¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
November 5, 202250,07922h 15m
June 10, 202229,3602d 10h
January 8, 202522,1621d 11h
January 31, 202419,30515d 20h
June 21, 202218,8624d 20h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively High wildfire exposure · 3.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

WildfireRelatively High
FloodingRelatively High
Heat waveRelatively High
EarthquakeRelatively High

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Kern County: FAQ

How often does Kern County, CA lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Kern County, CA logged 329 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Kern County, CA?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 50,079 customers without power, beginning November 5, 2022 and lasting about 22h 15m.
Is there a power outage in Kern County, CA right now?
Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Kern County, CA across 1 reported incident.
Which utilities serve Kern County, CA?
Tracked electric providers include Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Southern California Edison Co.
Nearby counties
Inyo CountyKings CountyLos Angeles CountySan Bernardino County
Cities & towns in Kern County

Bakersfield, Delano. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Kern County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Kern County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kern County (showing 40 of 47).

93203, 93205, 93206, 93215, 93220, 93222, 93224, 93226, 93240, 93241, 93243, 93249, 93250, 93251, 93255, 93263, 93268, 93276, 93280, 93283, 93285, 93287, 93301, 93304, 93305, 93306, 93307, 93308, 93309, 93311, 93312, 93313, 93314, 93501, 93505, 93516, 93518, 93519, 93523, 93524

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 Kern County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in California →

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.4.5 hrsLive · county-
Southern California Edison Co9.1 hrsLive · 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/06029 and /api/v1/counties/06029/history. Live data as of .