Power Outages in San Benito County, CA
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Central Coast Community Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.5 hours.
San Benito County, CA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/california/san-benito-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in San Benito County, CA". https://massoutage.com/california/san-benito-county
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Central Coast Community Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~26,614 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Central Coast Community Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Pacific Gas & Electric Co..
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central Coast Community Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in San Benito 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95023 | 240 | 15 | 148 | ≤11 |
| 95045 | 17 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 95075 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95043 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 San Benito County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for San Benito County right now.
San Benito County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Heat Advisory on October 9, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×16
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
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 1h 30m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 550 customers out (2.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in San Benito County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Hollisterno outage reported
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.
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 5.5 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in San Benito County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for San Benito 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
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.
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 Pacific Gas & Electric Co..
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 4.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Central Coast Community Energy | - | No live feed | - |
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/06069 and /api/v1/counties/06069/history.