Power Outages in Tulare County, CA
Is there a power outage in Tulare County, CA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC, about 731 customers are without power in Tulare County, CA across 4 reported incidents.
Tulare County, CA is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.2 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/california/tulare-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Tulare County, CA", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/california/tulare-county
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
- Southern California Edison Co
Report an outage in Tulare County, CA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Southern California Edison Co; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~187,800 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Live · county | 371 | - | - | - | 1 | October 19, 2026 18:45 UTC | |
| Southern California Edison Co | Live · county | 360 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Southern California Edison Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Tulare County4
Individual outages as listed by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Southern California Edison Co, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371 | PATROLLING | - | October 19, 2026 18:45 UTC | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | |
| 185 | Upgrading Equipment | - | - | Southern California Edison Co | |
| 114 | Upgrading Equipment | - | - | Southern California Edison Co | |
| 61 | Upgrading Equipment | - | - | Southern California Edison Co |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Tulare 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 (30)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93257 | 685 | 127 | 569 | ≤11 |
| 93274 | 598 | 57 | 463 | 12 |
| 93277 | 502 | 39 | 386 | ≤11 |
| 93291 | 394 | 29 | 284 | 13 |
| 93292 | 336 | 25 | 261 | ≤11 |
| 93618 | 174 | ≤11 | 118 | ≤11 |
| 93221 | 159 | 26 | 133 | 0 |
| 93631 | 144 | ≤11 | 92 | ≤11 |
| 93247 | 130 | 19 | 92 | ≤11 |
| 93286 | 93 | ≤11 | 65 | ≤11 |
| 93223 | 86 | ≤11 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 93265 | 72 | ≤11 | 62 | 0 |
| 93647 | 69 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 93270 | 49 | ≤11 | 42 | 0 |
| 93646 | 47 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 93235 | 37 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 93267 | 35 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 93219 | 35 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 93256 | 33 | ≤11 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 93615 | 31 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 93271 | 25 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 93272 | 18 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 93218 | 14 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 93673 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 93603 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 93261 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 93260 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 93244 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 93207 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 93201 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Tulare County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Tulare County right now.
Tulare County has been under 36 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×15
- Lake Wind Advisory ×12
- Red Flag Warning ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Tulare County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- GREW
Outage grew to 731 customers out (0.4% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 371 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 19, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,051 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 680 customers out (0.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,079 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 40m
Hardest-hit cities in Tulare 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 Tulare Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Tulare County went about 4.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 75,292 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 4.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 11,001 customers out) · decade average 4.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 470 | 5,051 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | 469 | 16,902 | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 442 | 16,115 | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 517 | 9,172 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 497 | 9,182 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 394 | 11,001 | 6.7 |
| 2021 | 419 | 75,292 | 4.8 |
| 2022 | 483 | 5,474 | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 333 | 7,949 | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 460 | 4,759 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 485 | 15,085 | 4.2 |
Cost of power in Tulare County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Tulare 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.
- Southern California Edison Co31.5¢3,262,177 cust
- 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High wildfire exposure · 4.2 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 Tulare County: FAQ
- How often does Tulare County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Tulare County, CA logged 485 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Tulare County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 75,292 customers without power, beginning October 21, 2021 and lasting about 35d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Tulare County, CA right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC, about 731 customers are without power in Tulare County, CA across 4 reported incidents.
- Which utilities serve Tulare County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Southern California Edison Co.
Visalia, Tulare, Porterville. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Tulare County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Tulare County.
93201, 93207, 93208, 93218, 93219, 93221, 93223, 93227, 93235, 93237, 93238, 93244, 93247, 93256, 93257, 93258, 93260, 93261, 93262, 93265, 93267, 93270, 93271, 93272, 93274, 93277, 93286, 93291, 93292, 93527, 93603, 93615, 93618, 93631, 93633, 93646, 93647, 93666, 93670, 93673
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Tulare County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in California →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 4.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Southern California Edison Co | 9.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/06107 and /api/v1/counties/06107/history. Live data as of .