Power Outages in Trinity County, CA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Trinity County, CA across 1 reported incident. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Trinity Public Utilities Dist publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Trinity County, CA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/california/trinity-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Trinity County, CA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/california/trinity-county
Not counted: no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
0.0%of this county's ~733 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. 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., Trinity Public Utilities Dist.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trinity Public Utilities Dist | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Trinity 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96093 | 59 | ≤11 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 96041 | 41 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 96052 | 26 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 96024 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96091 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96048 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96046 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96010 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95595 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95552 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95527 | ≤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 Trinity County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Trinity County right now.
Trinity County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 14, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Frost Advisory ×6
- Freeze Warning ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
Latest Trinity County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 55m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 110 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Trinity 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 Trinity Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
EAGLE-I historical coverage for this county is limited.
The US EIA reports California utilities averaged 6.0 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 290 | - |
| 2018 | 29 | 417 | - |
| 2019 | 354 | 4,070 | - |
| 2020 | 223 | 1,041 | - |
| 2021 | 153 | 1,413 | - |
| 2022 | 155 | 968 | - |
| 2023 | 152 | 753 | - |
| 2024 | 117 | 900 | - |
| 2025 | 123 | 995 | - |
Cost of power in Trinity County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Trinity 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 High wildfire exposure.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Trinity County: FAQ
- How often does Trinity County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Trinity County, CA logged 123 distinct outage events in 2025.
- What was the worst power outage in Trinity County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,070 customers without power, beginning August 9, 2019 and lasting about 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Trinity County, CA right now?
- Yes, about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Trinity County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Trinity Public Utilities Dist.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Trinity County.
95527, 95552, 95563, 95595, 96010, 96024, 96041, 96046, 96048, 96052, 96076, 96091, 96093
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 | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Trinity Public Utilities Dist | - | 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/06105 and /api/v1/counties/06105/history. Live data as of .