Power Outages in Nevada County, CA
As of July 18, 2026 19:41 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Nevada County, CA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.7 hours.
Nevada County, CA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Nevada County right now.
Nevada County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Advisory on July 14, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
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 46m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 664 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 44m
- GREW
Outage grew to 4,126 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 4,126 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 4,126 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 4,126 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 4,126 customers out
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 11.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 53,330 customers.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 53,330 customers out) · decade average 36.7 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 | 53,330 | 123.3 |
| 2020 | 599 | 36,536 | 53.6 |
| 2021 | 468 | 32,091 | 55.7 |
| 2022 | 517 | 15,855 | 50.7 |
| 2023 | 488 | 23,080 | 47.5 |
| 2024 | 547 | 18,388 | 22.7 |
| 2025 | 524 | 21,263 | 11.7 |
Relatively High wildfire exposure · 36.7 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 11.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Nevada County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 53,330 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2019 and lasting about 3d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Nevada County, CA right now?
- Yes — about 5 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Nevada County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include PGE.
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.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGE | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/06057 and /api/v1/counties/06057/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of California customers). Live data as of .