Power Outages in San Benito County, CA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in San Benito County, CA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.5 hours.
San Benito County, CA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in San Benito County.
No active NWS alerts for San Benito County right now.
San Benito County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 14, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×3
Latest San Benito County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 33m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 552 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 551 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in San Benito County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Hollisterno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in San Benito County went about 5.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,335 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 12,335 customers out) · decade average 3.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 253 | 9,405 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 425 | 4,485 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 436 | 6,709 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 374 | 1,686 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 403 | 1,400 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 452 | 1,713 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | 418 | 6,129 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 450 | 12,335 | 5.5 |
Relatively Moderate wildfire exposure · 3.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in San Benito County: FAQ
- How often does San Benito County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, San Benito County, CA logged 450 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in San Benito County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,335 customers without power, beginning June 23, 2025 and lasting about 19h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in San Benito County, CA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for San Benito County, CA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve San Benito County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include PGE.
Hollister. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the San Benito County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within San Benito County.
95023, 95043, 95045, 95075
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/06069 and /api/v1/counties/06069/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of California customers).