Power Outages in Monterey County, CA
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Monterey County, CA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Central Coast Community Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.7 hours.
Monterey County, CA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/california/monterey-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Monterey County, CA", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/california/monterey-county
Not counted: no live feed for Central Coast Community Energy.
0.0%of this county's ~194,920 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Central Coast Community Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Live · county | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | October 19, 2026 09:26 UTC | |
| Central Coast Community Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. reportsevery 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 Monterey County1
Individual outages as listed by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATROLLING | - | October 19, 2026 09:26 UTC | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Monterey 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 (28)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93906 | 268 | 20 | 171 | 13 |
| 93901 | 215 | 16 | 150 | ≤11 |
| 93905 | 176 | ≤11 | 94 | 13 |
| 93940 | 168 | ≤11 | 97 | ≤11 |
| 93955 | 160 | ≤11 | 101 | ≤11 |
| 93907 | 147 | 13 | 99 | ≤11 |
| 93933 | 140 | ≤11 | 85 | ≤11 |
| 93950 | 99 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 93908 | 98 | ≤11 | 71 | 0 |
| 93923 | 90 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 93930 | 71 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 93960 | 60 | ≤11 | 35 | ≤11 |
| 93927 | 56 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 93924 | 46 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 93953 | 45 | ≤11 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 95012 | 44 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 93921 | 35 | ≤11 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 93926 | 28 | ≤11 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 93451 | 20 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 95004 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 93450 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 93426 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95039 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 93954 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 93932 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 93928 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93925 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 93920 | ≤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 Monterey County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Monterey County right now.
Monterey County has been under 49 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Beach Hazards Statement on October 19, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×16
- Heat Advisory ×16
- Beach Hazards Statement ×10
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Monterey 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: 3,170 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 17m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,367 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 786 customers out (0.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Monterey 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 Monterey Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Monterey County went about 11.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 63,153 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 11.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 63,153 customers out) · decade average 8.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 261 | 6,868 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 354 | 16,662 | 8.6 |
| 2020 | 579 | 59,117 | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 303 | 15,959 | 6.0 |
| 2022 | 339 | 37,095 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 255 | 63,153 | 21.6 |
| 2024 | 234 | 41,884 | 19.1 |
| 2025 | 277 | 22,739 | 11.7 |
Cost of power in Monterey County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Monterey 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
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 High wildfire exposure · 8.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Monterey County: FAQ
- How often does Monterey County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Monterey County, CA logged 277 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Monterey County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 63,153 customers without power, beginning June 1, 2023 and lasting about 1d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Monterey County, CA right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Monterey County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include Pacific Gas & Electric Co..
Salinas. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Monterey County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Monterey County.
93426, 93450, 93451, 93901, 93905, 93906, 93907, 93908, 93920, 93921, 93923, 93924, 93925, 93926, 93927, 93928, 93930, 93932, 93933, 93940, 93943, 93944, 93950, 93953, 93954, 93955, 93960, 93962, 95004, 95012, 95039
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 · county | - |
| Central Coast Community Energy | - | 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/06053 and /api/v1/counties/06053/history. Live data as of .