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2016 California Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average California customer went without power for about 2.5 hours — the 26th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.5
Peak customers out
104,866
Rank (worst state)
26th
Counties affected
20

California outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

3.1h20152.5h20162.2h20173.7h20189.6h20196.3h20206.6h20214.9h20227.9h20236.1h20247.6h2025

Hardest-hit California counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Los Angeles County104,8662Orange County72,7443San Diego County47,1824Sacramento County33,0035Yolo County23,7196Riverside County20,2397Kings County19,6438Ventura County19,5149San Bernardino County17,52310Tulare County16,90211Santa Barbara County13,09512Kern County8,92713Santa Clara County4,86814Mono County1,28315Fresno County1,12916Inyo County45117Imperial County38318Placer County23119Tuolumne County3020San Joaquin County4

Biggest California outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Los Angeles CountyOctober 8, 2016104,866
Orange CountyMarch 15, 201672,744
San Diego CountyJanuary 31, 201647,182
Los Angeles CountyMarch 18, 201643,266
Los Angeles CountySeptember 16, 201640,879
Los Angeles CountyJanuary 25, 201637,210
Los Angeles CountyMay 30, 201634,641
Sacramento CountyApril 22, 201633,003
Sacramento CountyMarch 5, 201630,646
Sacramento CountySeptember 30, 201629,460
California by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.