Power Outages in Shasta County, CA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Shasta County, CA across 1 reported incident. City of Redding - (CA) and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Shasta Lake - (CA) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
Shasta County, CA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/california/shasta-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Shasta County, CA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/california/shasta-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Shasta Lake - (CA) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
0.0%of this county's ~87,706 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Shasta Lake - (CA), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: PacifiCorp. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Redding - (CA), Pacific Gas & Electric Co..
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Redding - (CA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PacifiCorp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Shasta Lake - (CA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Shasta 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 (24)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96003 | 580 | 28 | 416 | ≤11 |
| 96002 | 491 | 22 | 343 | ≤11 |
| 96001 | 486 | 19 | 317 | ≤11 |
| 96007 | 417 | 19 | 322 | ≤11 |
| 96019 | 194 | ≤11 | 129 | ≤11 |
| 96088 | 88 | ≤11 | 70 | ≤11 |
| 96013 | 72 | ≤11 | 60 | 0 |
| 96073 | 49 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 96008 | 41 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 96028 | 29 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 96065 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96051 | 14 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 96096 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96087 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96069 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 96047 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96076 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96071 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96062 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96059 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96040 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 96033 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96017 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96016 | ≤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 Shasta County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Shasta County right now.
Shasta County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 12, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×8
- Red Flag Warning ×5
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 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,097 customers out (1.3% of the county)
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.
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 5.6 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Shasta County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Shasta 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 of Redding - (CA)19.0¢39,152 cust
- PacifiCorp24.2¢36,339 cust
- City of Shasta Lake - (CA)22.9¢4,278 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 · 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 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Shasta County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Redding - (CA), PacifiCorp, Pacific Gas & Electric Co..
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 | 3.5 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 4.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Redding - (CA) | 1.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Shasta Lake - (CA) | 1.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | 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/06089 and /api/v1/counties/06089/history. Live data as of .