Power Outages in Santa Barbara County, CA
Is there a power outage in Santa Barbara County, CA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 21:05 UTC, about 221 customers are without power in Santa Barbara County, CA across 5 reported incidents. There is no live feed for Central Coast Community Energy and City of Lompoc - (CA), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Santa Barbara County, CA is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.9 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/california/santa-barbara-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 21:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Santa Barbara County, CA", live data as of October 19, 2026 21:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/california/santa-barbara-county
- Southern California Edison Co
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Not counted: no live feed for Central Coast Community Energy and City of Lompoc - (CA).
Report an outage in Santa Barbara 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., Southern California Edison Co, Central Coast Community Energy and City of Lompoc - (CA); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~192,351 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Central Coast Community Energy, City of Lompoc - (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 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | October 20, 2026 00:45 UTC | |
| Southern California Edison Co | Live · county | 219 | - | - | - | 3 | - | |
| Central Coast Community Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lompoc - (CA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Southern California Edison Co reportevery 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 Santa Barbara County5
Individual outages as listed by Southern California Edison Co, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | Upgrading Equipment | - | - | Southern California Edison Co | |
| 50 | Upgrading Equipment | - | - | Southern California Edison Co | |
| 3 | Upgrading Equipment | - | - | Southern California Edison Co | |
| 1 | PATROLLING | - | October 20, 2026 00:45 UTC | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | |
| 1 | PATROLLING | - | October 20, 2026 03:15 UTC | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Santa Barbara 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 (21)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93455 | 272 | ≤11 | 190 | ≤11 |
| 93436 | 252 | ≤11 | 179 | ≤11 |
| 93454 | 184 | ≤11 | 123 | ≤11 |
| 93458 | 174 | ≤11 | 111 | ≤11 |
| 93105 | 101 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 93117 | 94 | ≤11 | 48 | 0 |
| 93101 | 79 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 93013 | 74 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 93111 | 71 | ≤11 | 36 | 0 |
| 93110 | 63 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 93108 | 56 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 93103 | 41 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 93460 | 35 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 93463 | 34 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 93109 | 31 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 93434 | 29 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 93427 | 26 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 93441 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 93440 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 93254 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 93067 | ≤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 Santa Barbara County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Santa Barbara County right now.
Santa Barbara County has been under 65 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Heat Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×22
- Heat Advisory ×13
- Extreme Heat Warning ×8
- High Surf Advisory ×6
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×6
- Red Flag Warning ×3
Latest Santa Barbara 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
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 388 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,414 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 56m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,751 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 5,812 customers out (3.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 10m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 399 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Santa Barbara County went about 5.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 56,650 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 5.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 12,480 customers out) · decade average 5.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 463 | 19,069 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 440 | 6,307 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 425 | 56,650 | 4.6 |
| 2018 | 502 | 13,902 | 5.0 |
| 2019 | 463 | 20,617 | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 502 | 20,656 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 482 | 7,938 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 430 | 9,917 | 6.6 |
| 2023 | 318 | 12,480 | 6.7 |
| 2024 | 442 | 14,203 | 4.7 |
| 2025 | 424 | 8,559 | 5.9 |
Cost of power in Santa Barbara County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Santa Barbara 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.
- Southern California Edison Co31.5¢3,262,177 cust
- 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High wildfire exposure · 5.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Santa Barbara County: FAQ
- How often does Santa Barbara County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Santa Barbara County, CA logged 424 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Santa Barbara County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 56,650 customers without power, beginning December 4, 2017 and lasting about 16h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Santa Barbara County, CA right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 21:05 UTC, about 221 customers are without power in Santa Barbara County, CA across 5 reported incidents. There is no live feed for Central Coast Community Energy and City of Lompoc - (CA), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Santa Barbara County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Southern California Edison Co.
Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Lompoc. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Santa Barbara County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Santa Barbara County.
93013, 93067, 93101, 93103, 93105, 93106, 93108, 93109, 93110, 93111, 93117, 93254, 93427, 93429, 93434, 93436, 93437, 93440, 93441, 93454, 93455, 93458, 93460, 93463
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 Santa Barbara 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 | - |
| Southern California Edison Co | 9.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Central Coast Community Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Lompoc - (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/06083 and /api/v1/counties/06083/history. Live data as of .