Power outages in Visalia, CA

Live outages for Visalia and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Visalia has 146,541 residents.

Right now

Outages reported
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
95customers without power in Tulare County
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.
PG&E and Southern California Edison doesn't publish a count for Visalia itself; see its ZIP codes below.

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Outage locations not published
VisaliaTulare CountyPG&E and Southern California Edison publish 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 Tulare County, which includes Visalia

2014–2025 record

Tulare County averaged 17 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most California counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 18. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 8.5 hours, starting September 8, 2025.

The largest on record began March 17, 2023, with 21,167 customers out at once.

17significant 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.
34 hourslongest on record (August 2017)
21,167most 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 17, 202321,16730 minutes6,619
December 12, 201616,9021.5 hours8,163
June 29, 202116,80630 minutes8,403
October 13, 201716,11545 minutes10,909
September 8, 202515,0858.5 hours10,199

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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