Power outages in Los Angeles County, CA
Live outage counts for Los Angeles, Long Beach and Santa Clarita and the rest of Los Angeles County, updated every 10 minutes from Southern California Edison.
Right now
Outages reported
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.1,199customers without power
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.Los Angeles Department of Water & Powerno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.City of Glendale - (CA)no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.City of Pasadena - (CA)no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.City of Burbank Water and Power - (CA)no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
County outlineSouthern California Edison publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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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.Cities and towns
Utility counts by mailing cityi
Utilities 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.| City | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| Santa Clarita | 6 | – | – |
| Palmdale | 389 | – | – |
| Pomona | 24 | – | – |
| El Monte | 46 | – | – |
| Carson | 14 | – | – |
| South Gate | 29 | – | – |
| Whittier | 28 | – | – |
| Redondo Beach | 12 | – | – |
| Gardena | 60 | – | – |
| Rosemead | 167 | – | – |
| Covina | 90 | – | – |
| La Mirada | 81 | – | – |
| Monrovia | 49 | – | – |
| Maywood | 71 | – | – |
| Agoura Hills | 13 | – | – |
Outage history in Los Angeles County
2014–2025 recordLos 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)
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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.45 minutestypical (median) length
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Half 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 out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| January 8, 2025 | 398,901 | 4 days | 10,877,959 |
| November 8, 2025 | 167,769 | 45 minutes | 108,439 |
| December 13, 2020 | 133,885 | 45 minutes | 83,259 |
| February 12, 2021 | 114,577 | 2 hours | 172,447 |
| October 30, 2018 | 109,409 | 45 minutes | 75,838 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
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
- 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.
Cities in Los Angeles County
Nearby counties
Utilities
- Southern California Edison
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power no live feed
- City of Glendale - (CA) no live feed
- City of Pasadena - (CA) no live feed
- City of Burbank Water and Power - (CA) no live feed
- City of Azusa no live feed
- All California outages