Power Outages in Ventura County, CA
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 2,696 customers are without power in Ventura County, CA across 4 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 28.4 hours.
Ventura County, CA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Outage started July 18, 2026 · peaked at 1,919 customers without power · still ongoing as of
Out for under 1 hr; outages this size here usually clear within about ~19 hours.
Historical average from 1149 past outages here — an estimate, not a utility ETA. How long do outages usually last?
- High Surf AdvisoryMINOR
Ventura County has been under 69 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a High Surf Advisory on July 20, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×23
- Beach Hazards Statement ×14
- Extreme Heat Warning ×12
- Extreme Heat Watch ×12
- High Surf Advisory ×2
- Red Flag Warning ×2
Latest Ventura County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,696 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 17m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 711 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,919 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 500 customers out (0.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 645 customers out (0.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Ventura 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 Ventura Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ventura County went about 28.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,077,693 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,077,693 customers out) · decade average 8.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 454 | 15,773 | 4.5 |
| 2016 | 512 | 19,514 | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 499 | 106,947 | 6.2 |
| 2018 | 422 | 15,272 | 6.7 |
| 2019 | 409 | 28,290 | 7.0 |
| 2020 | 572 | 84,083 | 5.3 |
| 2021 | 471 | 76,167 | 14.0 |
| 2022 | 531 | 13,350 | 6.2 |
| 2023 | 488 | 13,216 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 434 | 28,503 | 8.4 |
| 2025 | 504 | 1,077,693 | 28.4 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 1.2% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively High wildfire exposure · 8.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Ventura County: FAQ
- How often does Ventura County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ventura County, CA logged 504 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 28.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ventura County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,077,693 customers without power, beginning January 8, 2025 and lasting about 8d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Ventura County, CA right now?
- Yes — about 2,696 customers are currently without power across 4 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Ventura County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include SCE.
Oxnard, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, San Buenaventura (Ventura), Camarillo. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Ventura County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ventura County.
91320, 91360, 91361, 91362, 91377, 93001, 93003, 93004, 93010, 93012, 93015, 93021, 93022, 93023, 93030, 93033, 93035, 93036, 93040, 93041, 93042, 93043, 93060, 93063, 93064, 93065, 93066, 93225, 93252
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCE | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/06111 and /api/v1/counties/06111/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of California customers). Live data as of .