Power Outages in Lassen County, CA
Lassen Municipal Utility District, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop and Surprise Valley Electrification publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.0 hours.
Lassen County, CA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lassen County, CA". https://massoutage.com/california/lassen-county
Lassen Municipal Utility District, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop and Surprise Valley Electrification publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~14,200 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: 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: Lassen Municipal Utility District, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop, Surprise Valley Electrification.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lassen Municipal Utility District | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Surprise Valley Electrification | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lassen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96130 | 318 | ≤11 | 292 | ≤11 |
| 96137 | 71 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| 96114 | 63 | 0 | 57 | ≤11 |
| 96056 | 29 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 96109 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 96136 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96132 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96128 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96123 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96119 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96117 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96113 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96068 | ≤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 Lassen County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lassen County right now.
Lassen County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dust Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Fire Weather Watch ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Lake Wind Advisory ×2
- Dust Advisory ×1
Latest Lassen County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 746 customers out (4.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 246 customers out (1.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lassen County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lassen County went about 1.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 767 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 1.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 382 customers out) · decade average 0.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 43 | 231 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 70 | 330 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 36 | 232 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 58 | 382 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 50 | 368 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | 50 | 476 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 66 | 767 | 1.0 |
Cost of power in Lassen County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lassen 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
- Surprise Valley Electrification13.5¢2,788 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 wildfire exposure · 0.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Lassen County: FAQ
- How often does Lassen County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lassen County, CA logged 66 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lassen County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 767 customers without power, beginning November 5, 2025 and lasting about 5h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Lassen County, CA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lassen County, CA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lassen County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include Lassen Municipal Utility District, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Surprise Valley Electrification.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lassen County.
96006, 96009, 96056, 96068, 96109, 96113, 96114, 96117, 96119, 96121, 96123, 96128, 96130, 96132, 96136, 96137
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 4.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Surprise Valley Electrification | - | Live · total only | - |
| Lassen Municipal Utility District | - | Live · total 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/06035 and /api/v1/counties/06035/history.