Power Outages in Shasta County, CA
As of July 18, 2026 19:41 UTC, about 17 customers are without power in Shasta County, CA across 5 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
Shasta County, CA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active NWS alerts for Shasta County right now.
Latest Shasta County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 43m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 624 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 750 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Shasta 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 Shasta Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Shasta County went about 5.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 38,021 customers.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 38,021 customers out) · decade average 19.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 16 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 270 | 6,150 | 13.6 |
| 2019 | 471 | 38,021 | 80.6 |
| 2020 | 514 | 28,630 | 29.0 |
| 2021 | 389 | 20,766 | 20.0 |
| 2022 | 486 | 4,957 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 463 | 10,336 | 10.6 |
| 2024 | 461 | 8,406 | 8.1 |
| 2025 | 520 | 10,992 | 5.6 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 0% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively High wildfire exposure · 19.3 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 Shasta County: FAQ
- How often does Shasta County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Shasta County, CA logged 520 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Shasta County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 38,021 customers without power, beginning February 13, 2019 and lasting about 10d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Shasta County, CA right now?
- Yes — about 17 customers are currently without power across 5 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Shasta County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include PACIFICORP, PGE.
Redding. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Shasta County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Shasta County.
96001, 96002, 96003, 96007, 96008, 96011, 96013, 96016, 96017, 96019, 96028, 96033, 96040, 96047, 96051, 96062, 96065, 96069, 96071, 96073, 96084, 96087, 96088, 96096
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PACIFICORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| PGE | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/06089 and /api/v1/counties/06089/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of California customers). Live data as of .