Power outages in El Monte, CA

Live outages the utility reports for El Monte addresses, updated every 10 minutes. El Monte has 105,075 residents.

Right now

Outages reported
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
46customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
Share of customers unknown
iAt least one utility here doesn't publish how many customers it serves in this area, so we can't show a percentage.
Updated 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.
Southern California Edison's count for El Monte addresses
iUtilities group outages by the city in each customer's mailing address. A city's count can include nearby areas outside its city limits, and only covers that utility's customers.
Southern California Edison46

Outage map

Outage locations not published
El MonteLos Angeles CountySouthern California Edison 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 Los Angeles County, which includes El Monte

2014–2025 record

Los Angeles County averaged 4.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most California counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 7. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 4 days, starting January 8, 2025.

The largest on record began January 8, 2025, with 398,901 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in January.

4.3significant 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.
4 dayslongest on record (January 2025)
398,901most 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.
January 8, 2025398,9014 days10,877,959
November 8, 2025167,76945 minutes108,439
December 13, 2020133,88545 minutes83,259
February 12, 2021114,5772 hours172,447
October 30, 2018109,40945 minutes75,838

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.

If your power is out

Report it to your utility

  • Southern California Edison: outage map and reporting
  • 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.

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