Power Outages in Nevada County, CA
Is there a power outage in Nevada County, CA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 17:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Nevada County, CA across 1 reported incident. Truckee Donner P U D publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Nevada County, CA is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.6 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/california/nevada-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 17:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Nevada County, CA", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/california/nevada-county
Not counted: no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Report an outage in Nevada County, CA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Liberty Utilities, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Truckee Donner P U D; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
9.4%of this county's ~69,296 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: Truckee Donner P U D.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Utilities | Live · county | 0 | 6,504 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Live · county | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | October 19, 2026 23:15 UTC | |
| Truckee Donner P U D | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Liberty Utilities and Pacific Gas & Electric 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 Nevada 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 | - | - | October 19, 2026 23:15 UTC | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Nevada 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95945 | 327 | 17 | 248 | ≤11 |
| 95949 | 236 | ≤11 | 174 | ≤11 |
| 95959 | 164 | ≤11 | 109 | ≤11 |
| 95946 | 139 | ≤11 | 99 | ≤11 |
| 96161 | 126 | 0 | 101 | 0 |
| 95975 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96111 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95986 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95977 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95728 | ≤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 Nevada County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Nevada County right now.
Nevada County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×8
- Red Flag Warning ×7
- Lake Wind Advisory ×4
Latest Nevada County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 40m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,443 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,608 customers out (3.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 31m
Hardest-hit cities in Nevada 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 Nevada Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Nevada County went about 11.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 52,251 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 11.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 52,251 customers out) · decade average 36.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 312 | 2,991 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 498 | 52,251 | 122.9 |
| 2020 | 599 | 36,536 | 53.4 |
| 2021 | 468 | 32,091 | 55.7 |
| 2022 | 517 | 15,855 | 50.7 |
| 2023 | 488 | 17,272 | 47.3 |
| 2024 | 547 | 18,388 | 22.6 |
| 2025 | 524 | 21,263 | 11.6 |
Cost of power in Nevada County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Nevada 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
- Liberty Utilities27.7¢44,507 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High wildfire exposure · 36.6 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 Nevada County: FAQ
- How often does Nevada County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Nevada County, CA logged 524 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Nevada County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 52,251 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2019 and lasting about 3d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Nevada County, CA right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 17:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Nevada County, CA across 1 reported incident. Truckee Donner P U D publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Nevada County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include Liberty Utilities, Pacific Gas & Electric Co..
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Nevada County.
95945, 95946, 95949, 95959, 95975, 95986, 96111, 96161
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 Nevada County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in California →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 4.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Liberty Utilities | 10.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Truckee Donner P U D | - | 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/06057 and /api/v1/counties/06057/history. Live data as of .