Power Outages in Sierra County, CA
Liberty Utilities, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 62.0 hours.
Sierra County, CA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/california/sierra-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sierra County, CA". https://massoutage.com/california/sierra-county
Liberty Utilities, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~5,444 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Liberty Utilities, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Utilities | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Sierra 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96118 | 35 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 95960 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 96126 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 96125 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96124 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95944 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95936 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95922 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95910 | ≤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 Sierra County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sierra County right now.
Sierra County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Red Flag Warning ×7
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Lake Wind Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Latest Sierra County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 10m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 198 customers out (9.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 19m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 166 customers out (8.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 102 customers out (4.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Sierra County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sierra County went about 62.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,072 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 62.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 1,681 customers out) · decade average 114.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 39 | 1,676 | 7.3 |
| 2019 | 123 | 1,681 | 256.5 |
| 2020 | 177 | 1,701 | 202.8 |
| 2021 | 130 | 1,595 | 121.6 |
| 2022 | 130 | 1,676 | 102.4 |
| 2023 | 129 | 2,072 | 177.8 |
| 2024 | 137 | 2,072 | 95.5 |
| 2025 | 157 | 1,274 | 62.0 |
Cost of power in Sierra County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sierra 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
- Liberty Utilities27.7¢44,507 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 · 114.0 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 Sierra County: FAQ
- How often does Sierra County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sierra County, CA logged 157 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 62.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sierra County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,072 customers without power, beginning March 2, 2024 and lasting about 6d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Sierra County, CA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sierra County, CA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sierra County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include Liberty Utilities, Pacific Gas & Electric Co..
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sierra County.
95910, 95936, 95944, 95960, 96118, 96124, 96125, 96126
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 | - |
| Liberty Utilities | 10.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Plumas-Sierra Rural Elec Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
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/06091 and /api/v1/counties/06091/history.