Power Outages in Sierra County, CA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Sierra County, CA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 62.0 hours.
Sierra County, CA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Sierra County.
- Lake Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Sierra County has been under 46 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on September 3, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×16
- Red Flag Warning ×12
- Fire Weather Watch ×6
- Lake Wind Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Extreme Heat Watch ×2
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 3h 41m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 609 customers out (29% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 57m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 609 customers out (29% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8h 4m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 300 customers out (14% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 58m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,244 customers out (60% 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 4,203 customers.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 1,681 customers out) · decade average 119.3 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 | 4,203 | 223.2 |
| 2024 | 137 | 2,454 | 97.6 |
| 2025 | 157 | 1,274 | 62.0 |
Relatively Moderate wildfire exposure · 119.3 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 4,203 customers without power, beginning February 27, 2023 and lasting about 13d 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 PGE.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGE | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/06091 and /api/v1/counties/06091/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of California customers).