Power Outages in Mendocino County, CA
As of September 2, 2026 17:16 UTC, about 22 customers are without power in Mendocino County, CA across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 19.1 hours.
Mendocino County, CA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Mendocino County right now.
Mendocino County has been under 38 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Tsunami Warning on August 12, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×29
- Beach Hazards Statement ×7
- Tsunami Warning ×2
Latest Mendocino County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 27m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 737 customers out (1.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 500 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 13m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 3,832 customers out (9.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 870 customers out (2.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Mendocino 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 Mendocino Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mendocino County went about 19.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 41,599 customers.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 41,599 customers out) · decade average 31.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 316 | 31,877 | 11.1 |
| 2019 | 467 | 41,599 | 107.2 |
| 2020 | 587 | 3,766 | 8.6 |
| 2021 | 381 | 10,320 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 500 | 11,091 | 12.4 |
| 2023 | 502 | 15,851 | 48.5 |
| 2024 | 501 | 22,722 | 37.9 |
| 2025 | 507 | 12,955 | 19.1 |
Relatively High wildfire exposure · 31.1 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 Mendocino County: FAQ
- How often does Mendocino County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mendocino County, CA logged 507 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 19.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mendocino County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 41,599 customers without power, beginning October 27, 2019 and lasting about 2d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Mendocino County, CA right now?
- Yes — about 22 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Mendocino County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include PGE.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mendocino County.
95410, 95415, 95417, 95420, 95427, 95428, 95429, 95432, 95437, 95445, 95449, 95454, 95456, 95459, 95460, 95463, 95466, 95468, 95469, 95470, 95482, 95488, 95490, 95494, 95585, 95587
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGE | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/06045 and /api/v1/counties/06045/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of California customers). Live data as of .