Power Outages in Plumas County, CA
Is there a power outage in Plumas County, CA right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 19:30 UTC, no outages are reported by Liberty Utilities and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in Plumas County, CA. Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures.
Plumas County, CA is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 37.2 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/california/plumas-county
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- October 19, 2026 19:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Plumas County, CA", live data as of October 19, 2026 19:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/california/plumas-county
No active outages are reported by Liberty Utilities and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in Plumas County.
Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop publishes no county-level figures.
Report an outage in Plumas 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 and Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
15%of this county's ~18,634 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Utilities | Live · county | 0 | 2,795 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Plumas 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 (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95971 | 111 | ≤11 | 98 | ≤11 |
| 96122 | 84 | 0 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 96020 | 50 | ≤11 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 96103 | 36 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 95947 | 23 | 0 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 96121 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 96135 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 96129 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96106 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96105 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95984 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95983 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95956 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95934 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95923 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 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 Plumas County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Plumas County right now.
Plumas County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×8
- Red Flag Warning ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Lake Wind Advisory ×2
Latest Plumas County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 4m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 320 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8d 12h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 378 customers out (4.1% of the county)
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 37.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,230 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 37.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 9,230 customers out) · decade average 67.8 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 | 9,230 | 18.6 |
| 2019 | 252 | 9,230 | 46.3 |
| 2020 | 293 | 9,230 | 82.1 |
| 2021 | 189 | 9,230 | 391.7 |
| 2022 | 370 | 9,025 | 23.6 |
| 2023 | 353 | 9,230 | 21.7 |
| 2024 | 288 | 9,230 | 56.5 |
| 2025 | 334 | 9,230 | 37.2 |
Cost of power in Plumas County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Plumas 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 · 67.8 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 37.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Plumas County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,230 customers without power, beginning February 3, 2024 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Plumas County, CA right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 19:30 UTC, no outages are reported by Liberty Utilities and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in Plumas County, CA. Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures.
- Which utilities serve Plumas County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include Liberty Utilities, Pacific Gas & Electric Co..
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. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Plumas 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 | - |
| Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop | - | 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/06063 and /api/v1/counties/06063/history.