Power outages in Woodside, CA

Live outages for Woodside and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Woodside has 5,181 residents.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages

Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.

99customers without power in San Mateo County

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

0.03% of 312,365 customersUpdated 7 min ago

We 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 doesn't publish a count for Woodside itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

WoodsideSan Mateo CountyPG&E publishes totals only, not outage locations.

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 San Mateo County, which includes Woodside

2014–2025 record

San Mateo County averaged 46.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for California counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 42. Half were over within 60 minutes; the longest lasted 1.8 days, starting December 24, 2025.

The largest on record began February 4, 2024, with 81,483 customers out at once.

46.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)

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 hourtypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

4.1 dayslongest on record (January 2023)

81,483most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
February 4, 2024	81,483	3.3 days	2,011,312
March 14, 2023	67,816	3.1 days	1,665,803
February 21, 2023	62,792	2.6 days	1,802,951
October 27, 2019	56,555	2.7 days	2,196,044
October 24, 2021	46,910	2.6 days	963,034

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

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.

Woodside is in

San Mateo County