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Power Outages in Orange County, CA

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 199 customers are without power in Orange County, CA across 7 reported incidents. City of Anaheim - (CA), San Diego Gas & Electric Co and Southern California Edison Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.5 hours.

Orange County, CA is served by 3 tracked utilities.

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Orange County, CA
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Scattered outages

199 customers without power

0.0% of Orange County · across 7 reported incidents.

  • Southern California Edison Co194 out
  • City of Anaheim - (CA)5 out

Live data as of

Live status by utility · Orange County

0.0%of this county's ~1,270,187 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

System-wide total only, no county split: City of Anaheim - (CA), San Diego Gas & Electric Co, Southern California Edison Co.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
City of Anaheim - (CA)Live · total onlynot by county------
San Diego Gas & Electric CoLive · total onlynot by county------
Southern California Edison CoLive · total onlynot by county------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Orange 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.

Power-dependent
20,321
Oxygen service
3,819
Dialysis (facility)
3,018
Home health / hospice
5,161
By ZIP code (85)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
926837681534814
9280450514313≤11
9270849217277≤11
92637420≤11272≤11
9264641916252≤11
9263036916222≤11
92886366≤11223≤11
9267736518190≤11
9269236416206≤11
9270435014194≤11
92647346≤11198≤11
90631342≤11202≤11
90740334132010
92801329152050
92870319≤11185≤11
92840317≤11158≤11
92691306≤11192≤11
92648299≤11171≤11
90630297≤11161≤11
9062029614183≤11
92807286≤11169≤11
92703286≤11148≤11
92649272≤11152≤11
92705266≤11144≤11
92805261≤11161≤11
92627255≤11158≤11
92843253≤11120≤11
92675248≤11151≤11
92867247≤11151≤11
92626233≤11129≤11
92780230≤11127≤11
92660227≤11136≤11
92833226≤11144≤11
92841224≤1195≤11
92821224≤11142≤11
92653221≤11115≤11
92835212≤11112≤11
92620212≤11110≤11
92869205≤11119≤11
92806203≤11135≤11
92802194≤11103≤11
92707191≤11115≤11
92868179≤1199≤11
92706172≤1186≤11
90720172≤1185≤11
90680172≤1190≤11
92656170≤1193≤11
92612166≤1182≤11
92629159≤1188≤11
92701158≤1198≤11
92673157≤1186≤11
92651155≤1194≤11
92688152≤11860
92618152≤1188≤11
92604149≤11810
92845145≤1185≤11
92831143≤1187≤11
92694142≤1192≤11
92844139≤1157≤11
92808138≤1164≤11
92679138≤1175≤11
92887129≤1170≤11
90621125≤1167≤11
92832117≤1172≤11
92663105≤11660
92614105≤11590
92782101≤1149≤11
90623101≤1153≤11
92603100≤11570
9286696≤1163≤11
9262591≤1149≤11
9286589≤1150≤11
9265580039≤11
9260679≤1135≤11
9260279≤11400
9286150≤1130≤11
9265743≤1126≤11
9282338≤11220
92624380220
9261036≤1120≤11
9266234≤11200
9266127≤1114≤11
92676210150
92617170≤110
90742≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Orange County, CA

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Orange County or any town and utility in it.

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  • Beach Hazards StatementMODERATE
Recent NWS alert activity · Orange County

Orange County has been under 103 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Beach Hazards Statement on October 18, 2026.

  • Beach Hazards Statement ×30
  • Coastal Flood Advisory ×21
  • Extreme Heat Warning ×16
  • Coastal Flood Warning ×8
  • Wind Advisory ×8
  • Heat Advisory ×7

Latest Orange County, CA outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 4h 14m

  2. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 369 customers out

  3. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 781 customers out (0.1% of the county)

  4. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 6d 11h

  5. GREW

    Outage grew to 1,114 customers out (0.1% of the county)

  6. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 580 customers out (0.0% of the county)

  7. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 7h 21m

  8. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 840 customers out

Outage trend · Orange County, CA
199customers out · peak 412
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Orange County, CA: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 412 customers out; latest 199 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0200400600Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Orange County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Orange Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Orange County went about 3.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 253,449 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 3.5 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Orange County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 3.5h, 2016 3.3h, 2017 2.8h, 2018 0.6h, 2019 2.7h, 2020 2.3h, 2021 3.2h, 2022 2.7h, 2023 2.6h, 2024 2.6h, 2025 3.5h. Highlighted: 2015.012343.5h20153.3h20162.8h20170.6h20182.7h20192.3h20203.2h20212.7h20222.6h20232.6h20243.5h2025
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Worst year here was 2015 (peak 124,111 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
2015286124,1113.5
201632672,7443.3
201735523,3772.8
201834712,0970.6
201933183,3822.7
202038623,8122.3
2021386106,6723.2
202232021,9782.7
202338178,2472.6
202432821,1872.6
2025325253,4493.5

Cost of power in Orange County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Orange 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.

32.2¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 92% since 2015
vs California avg 33.6¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
January 8, 2025253,4499d 20h
June 8, 2015124,1113d 10h
April 22, 2021106,6728h
April 22, 2021106,5141d 12h
April 21, 2021103,78319h 15m
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively High wildfire exposure · 2.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

FloodingVery High
EarthquakeVery High
WildfireRelatively High
Heat waveRelatively High
TornadoRelatively Moderate
Strong windRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Orange County: FAQ

How often does Orange County, CA lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Orange County, CA logged 325 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Orange County, CA?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 253,449 customers without power, beginning January 8, 2025 and lasting about 9d 20h.
Is there a power outage in Orange County, CA right now?
Yes, about 199 customers are currently without power across 7 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Orange County, CA?
Tracked electric providers include City of Anaheim - (CA), San Diego Gas & Electric Co, Southern California Edison Co.
Nearby counties
Los Angeles CountyRiverside CountySan Bernardino CountySan Diego County
Cities & towns in Orange County

Anaheim, Irvine, Santa Ana, Huntington Beach, Garden Grove, Fullerton, Orange, Costa Mesa, Mission Viejo, Westminster, Lake Forest, Newport Beach, Buena Park, Tustin, Yorba Linda, Laguna Niguel, San Clemente, La Habra, Fountain Valley, Placentia, Aliso Viejo, Cypress, Brea, Rancho Santa Margarita. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Orange County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Orange County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Orange County (showing 40 of 88).

90620, 90621, 90623, 90630, 90631, 90680, 90720, 90740, 90742, 90743, 92602, 92603, 92604, 92606, 92610, 92612, 92614, 92617, 92618, 92620, 92624, 92625, 92626, 92627, 92629, 92630, 92637, 92646, 92647, 92648, 92649, 92651, 92653, 92655, 92656, 92657, 92660, 92661, 92662, 92663

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Southern California Edison Co9.1 hrsLive · total only-
San Diego Gas & Electric Co2.2 hrsLive · total only
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City of Anaheim - (CA)0.5 hrsLive · 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/06059 and /api/v1/counties/06059/history. Live data as of .