Power Outages in San Francisco County, CA
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in San Francisco County, CA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City & County of San Francisco - (CA), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.2 hours.
San Francisco County, CA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/california/san-francisco-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in San Francisco County, CA", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/california/san-francisco-county
Not counted: no live feed for City & County of San Francisco - (CA).
0.0%of this county's ~209,610 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City & County of San Francisco - (CA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Live · county | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | October 19, 2026 05:45 UTC | |
| City & County of San Francisco - (CA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in San Francisco County1
Individual outages as listed by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATROLLING | - | October 19, 2026 05:45 UTC | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in San Francisco 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 (28)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94112 | 386 | ≤11 | 164 | 18 |
| 94102 | 291 | ≤11 | 123 | ≤11 |
| 94103 | 261 | ≤11 | 101 | ≤11 |
| 94122 | 259 | ≤11 | 127 | ≤11 |
| 94109 | 243 | ≤11 | 100 | ≤11 |
| 94110 | 241 | ≤11 | 98 | ≤11 |
| 94134 | 231 | ≤11 | 116 | ≤11 |
| 94115 | 226 | ≤11 | 101 | ≤11 |
| 94124 | 219 | ≤11 | 97 | ≤11 |
| 94116 | 217 | ≤11 | 103 | ≤11 |
| 94121 | 211 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 94132 | 167 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 94118 | 124 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 94133 | 116 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 94114 | 115 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 94127 | 108 | 0 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 94131 | 107 | ≤11 | 54 | 0 |
| 94117 | 100 | ≤11 | 53 | 0 |
| 94107 | 88 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 94123 | 67 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 94108 | 61 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 94158 | 27 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 94105 | 23 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 94111 | 22 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 94130 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 94140 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 94129 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 94104 | ≤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 Francisco County or any town and utility in it.
- Beach Hazards StatementMODERATE
San Francisco County has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Beach Hazards Statement on October 17, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×16
- Beach Hazards Statement ×9
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest San Francisco County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4d 3h
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 522 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,133 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,258 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 4,565 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in San Francisco County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within San Francisco Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in San Francisco County went about 13.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 131,898 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 13.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 131,898 customers out) · decade average 5.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 460 | 11,278 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 636 | 26,468 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 944 | 10,065 | 3.6 |
| 2021 | 763 | 11,384 | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 767 | 9,386 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 620 | 38,880 | 8.8 |
| 2024 | 673 | 25,833 | 6.7 |
| 2025 | 563 | 131,898 | 13.2 |
Cost of power in San Francisco County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for San Francisco 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
- City & County of San Francisco - (CA)27.1¢3,670 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 Low tornadoes exposure · 5.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in San Francisco County: FAQ
- How often does San Francisco County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, San Francisco County, CA logged 563 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in San Francisco County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 131,898 customers without power, beginning December 20, 2025 and lasting about 7d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in San Francisco County, CA right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve San Francisco County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include Pacific Gas & Electric Co..
San Francisco. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the San Francisco County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within San Francisco County.
94102, 94103, 94104, 94105, 94107, 94108, 94109, 94110, 94111, 94112, 94114, 94115, 94116, 94117, 94118, 94121, 94122, 94123, 94124, 94127, 94129, 94130, 94131, 94132, 94133, 94134, 94158, 94188
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 · county | - |
| City & County of San Francisco - (CA) | - | 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/06075 and /api/v1/counties/06075/history. Live data as of .