Power outages in Capitola, CA

Live outages for Capitola and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Capitola has 9,340 residents.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages

Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.

7customers without power in Santa Cruz County

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

<0.01% of 109,136 customersUpdated 7 min ago

We check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.

PG&E doesn't publish a count for Capitola itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

CapitolaSanta Cruz CountyPG&E publishes totals only, not outage locations.

Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outage history in Santa Cruz County, which includes Capitola

2014–2025 record

Santa Cruz County averaged 69.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most California counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 66. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 3.6 days, starting December 24, 2025.

The largest on record began October 27, 2019, with 57,052 customers out at once.

69.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)

At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.

1.5 hourstypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

29 dayslongest on record (August 2020)

57,052most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
October 27, 2019	57,052	2.6 days	2,049,261
October 10, 2019	43,815	1.9 days	896,420
February 4, 2024	36,292	5.4 days	1,447,018
March 21, 2023	30,226	5.3 days	1,281,460
December 24, 2025	26,822	3.6 days	696,053

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.

If your power is out

Report it to your utility

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Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.

Food safety

0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.