Power outages in Contra Costa County, CA

Live outage counts for Concord, Antioch and Richmond and the rest of Contra Costa County, updated every 10 minutes from PG&E.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
95customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
0.02% of 467,971 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe 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&E95 / 467,971
WAPA-- Western Area Power Administrationno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.

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Outage locations not published
County outlinePG&E publishes totals only, not outage locations.
iSome 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 Contra Costa County

2014–2025 record

Contra Costa County averaged 36 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for California counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 19. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 4.5 hours, starting May 6, 2025.

The largest on record began March 14, 2023, with 80,988 customers out at once.

36significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt 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.
45 minutestypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
2.8 dayslongest on record (October 2019)
80,988most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
March 14, 202380,98833 hours933,707
October 27, 201970,2672.8 days2,094,565
September 29, 201950,20445 minutes22,376
March 21, 202348,23629 hours444,111
February 4, 202441,21926 hours633,963

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

iFrom 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.

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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.

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