Power Outages in Plumas County, CA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Plumas County, CA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 38.0 hours.
Plumas County, CA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Plumas County.
No active NWS alerts for Plumas County right now.
Hardest-hit cities in Plumas County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Plumas County went about 38.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,918 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 11,479 customers out) · decade average 69.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 211 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 155 | 11,428 | 19.5 |
| 2019 | 252 | 11,918 | 48.9 |
| 2020 | 293 | 11,645 | 93.3 |
| 2021 | 189 | 11,479 | 393.4 |
| 2022 | 370 | 9,025 | 23.7 |
| 2023 | 353 | 10,354 | 22.2 |
| 2024 | 288 | 10,426 | 57.4 |
| 2025 | 334 | 11,108 | 38.0 |
Relatively High wildfire exposure · 69.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Plumas County: FAQ
- How often does Plumas County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Plumas County, CA logged 334 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 38.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Plumas County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,918 customers without power, beginning October 27, 2019 and lasting about 2d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Plumas County, CA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Plumas County, CA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Plumas County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include PGE.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Plumas County.
95915, 95923, 95934, 95947, 95956, 95971, 95981, 95983, 95984, 96020, 96103, 96105, 96106, 96122, 96129, 96135
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/06063 and /api/v1/counties/06063/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of California customers).