Power Outages in San Luis Obispo County, CA
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in San Luis Obispo County, CA across 2 reported incidents. There is no live feed for Central Coast Community Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.2 hours.
San Luis Obispo County, CA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/california/san-luis-obispo-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in San Luis Obispo County, CA", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/california/san-luis-obispo-county
Not counted: no live feed for Central Coast Community Energy.
0.0%of this county's ~125,306 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Live · county | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| Central Coast Community Energy | 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 Luis Obispo County2
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 | - | - | - | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in San Luis Obispo 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 (19)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93446 | 412 | ≤11 | 302 | ≤11 |
| 93422 | 264 | 19 | 216 | ≤11 |
| 93420 | 223 | 14 | 159 | ≤11 |
| 93401 | 178 | ≤11 | 128 | ≤11 |
| 93444 | 165 | ≤11 | 119 | ≤11 |
| 93442 | 134 | ≤11 | 98 | 0 |
| 93402 | 107 | ≤11 | 80 | ≤11 |
| 93433 | 78 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 93428 | 78 | ≤11 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 93465 | 69 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 93405 | 69 | ≤11 | 48 | ≤11 |
| 93449 | 68 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 93445 | 49 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 93430 | 38 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 93453 | 25 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 93424 | 16 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 93432 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 93461 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 93452 | ≤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 Luis Obispo County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for San Luis Obispo County right now.
San Luis Obispo County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Heat Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×13
- High Surf Advisory ×6
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×6
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Beach Hazards Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
Latest San Luis Obispo County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 50m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 373 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,705 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in San Luis Obispo 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 Luis Obispo Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in San Luis Obispo County went about 7.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 31,018 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 7.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 31,018 customers out) · decade average 6.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 330 | 13,830 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 457 | 19,404 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 637 | 18,921 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 454 | 12,574 | 8.4 |
| 2022 | 520 | 29,494 | 8.8 |
| 2023 | 386 | 21,675 | 9.6 |
| 2024 | 425 | 31,018 | 10.1 |
| 2025 | 410 | 8,779 | 7.2 |
Cost of power in San Luis Obispo County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for San Luis Obispo 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 High wildfire exposure · 6.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in San Luis Obispo County: FAQ
- How often does San Luis Obispo County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, San Luis Obispo County, CA logged 410 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in San Luis Obispo County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 31,018 customers without power, beginning February 4, 2024 and lasting about 8d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in San Luis Obispo County, CA right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve San Luis Obispo County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include Pacific Gas & Electric Co..
San Luis Obispo. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the San Luis Obispo County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within San Luis Obispo County.
93401, 93402, 93405, 93407, 93408, 93409, 93410, 93420, 93422, 93424, 93428, 93430, 93432, 93433, 93442, 93444, 93445, 93446, 93449, 93452, 93453, 93461, 93465
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 | - |
| 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/06079 and /api/v1/counties/06079/history. Live data as of .