Power outages in Nevada County, CA
Live outage counts for Truckee, Grass Valley and Nevada City and the rest of Nevada County, updated every 10 minutes from PG&E.
Right now
Normal: scattered outages
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.31customers 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.PG&E31 / 43,860
Liberty Utilitiesno 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.WAPA-- Western Area Power Administrationno 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.Truckee Donner P U Dno 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 outlinePG&E 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.Outage history in Nevada County
2014–2025 recordNevada County averaged 86 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most California counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 76. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 1.8 days, starting December 25, 2025.
The largest on record began October 27, 2019, with 53,330 customers out at once.
86significant 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.1.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.15 dayslongest on record (December 2021)
53,330most 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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| October 27, 2019 | 53,330 | 4.8 days | 3,020,562 |
| October 9, 2019 | 44,195 | 3.4 days | 1,800,954 |
| October 23, 2019 | 41,958 | 2 days | 960,847 |
| October 25, 2020 | 36,536 | 2.2 days | 1,455,516 |
| December 27, 2021 | 32,091 | 15 days | 4,114,030 |
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
- PG&E: 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 Nevada County
Utilities
- PG&E
- Liberty Utilities no live feed
- WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration no live feed
- Truckee Donner P U D no live feed
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