Power outages in Riverside County, CA
Live outage counts for Riverside, Moreno Valley and Corona and the rest of Riverside 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.430customers 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.Imperial Irrigation Districtno 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 Riverside - (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 Moreno Valley - (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 Corona - (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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| Corona | 287 | – | – |
| Beaumont | 10 | – | – |
| San Jacinto | 7 | – | – |
| Cathedral City | 93 | – | – |
| Wildomar | 19 | – | – |
| Good Hope | 14 | – | – |
Outage history in Riverside County
2014–2025 recordRiverside County averaged 9.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most California counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 10. Half were over within 5 hours; the longest lasted 3.6 days, starting January 8, 2025.
The largest on record began January 8, 2025, with 105,557 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in March.
9.3significant 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.3.6 dayslongest on record (January 2025)
105,557most 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 | 105,557 | 3.6 days | 4,942,733 |
| January 7, 2020 | 69,172 | 15 minutes | 17,293 |
| January 23, 2025 | 43,220 | 21 hours | 589,230 |
| November 7, 2020 | 42,783 | 15 minutes | 10,696 |
| September 26, 2018 | 38,539 | 30 minutes | 18,753 |
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 Riverside County
Nearby counties
Utilities
- Southern California Edison
- Imperial Irrigation District no live feed
- City of Riverside - (CA) no live feed
- City of Moreno Valley - (CA) no live feed
- City of Corona - (CA) no live feed
- WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration no live feed
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