Power Outages in Santa Cruz 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 14.0 hours.
Santa Cruz County, CA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/california/santa-cruz-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Santa Cruz County, CA". https://massoutage.com/california/santa-cruz-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 ~117,903 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 Santa Cruz 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 (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95076 | 362 | 16 | 215 | ≤11 |
| 95060 | 236 | ≤11 | 136 | ≤11 |
| 95062 | 192 | ≤11 | 101 | ≤11 |
| 95003 | 154 | ≤11 | 88 | ≤11 |
| 95066 | 114 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤11 |
| 95073 | 75 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 95006 | 75 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 95010 | 67 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 95018 | 62 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 95033 | 43 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 95065 | 40 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 95019 | 39 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 95005 | 37 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 95064 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95017 | ≤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 Cruz County or any town and utility in it.
- Beach Hazards StatementMODERATE
Santa Cruz County has been under 48 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Beach Hazards Statement on October 17, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×16
- Heat Advisory ×16
- Beach Hazards Statement ×9
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Santa Cruz County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 502 customers out (0.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 24m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 972 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 806 customers out (0.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Santa Cruz County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Santa Cruzno outage reported
- Watsonvilleno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Santa Cruz County went about 14.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 89,427 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 14.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 30,226 customers out) · decade average 21.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 246 | 7,174 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 312 | 57,052 | 35.7 |
| 2020 | 577 | 89,427 | 37.9 |
| 2021 | 363 | 23,302 | 22.3 |
| 2022 | 440 | 17,663 | 10.2 |
| 2023 | 346 | 30,226 | 47.4 |
| 2024 | 388 | 36,292 | 24.0 |
| 2025 | 452 | 26,822 | 14.0 |
Cost of power in Santa Cruz County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Santa Cruz 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 · 21.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Santa Cruz County: FAQ
- How often does Santa Cruz County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Santa Cruz County, CA logged 452 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 14.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Santa Cruz County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 89,427 customers without power, beginning August 14, 2020 and lasting about 36d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Santa Cruz County, CA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Santa Cruz County, CA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Santa Cruz County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include Pacific Gas & Electric Co..
Santa Cruz, Watsonville. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Santa Cruz County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Santa Cruz County.
95003, 95005, 95006, 95007, 95010, 95017, 95018, 95019, 95033, 95041, 95060, 95062, 95064, 95065, 95066, 95073, 95076
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/06087 and /api/v1/counties/06087/history.