When will the power be back in Oakland, CA?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Alameda County, California

customer reported out in Oakland · live from Pacific Gas & Electric

Oakland outlook: past outages here typically ran ~4 hr, based on 27 past outages of any size

Across the whole county (Alameda, CA, all utilities): 16 reported out, county-wide outlook ~1.3 hr to restore at the current pace (roughly 12 customers an hour) — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Oakland figure above.

Updated 8:45 PM PDT.

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An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

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What we track for Oakland

Oakland is a city of about 443,554 residents in Alameda County.

Pacific Gas & Electric has reported outages for Oakland by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Oakland is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.

ZIP codes in Oakland:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Oakland: the closest other places we track are Alameda, about 3 miles to the west; Piedmont, about 4 miles to the north; San Leandro, about 6 miles to the southeast; and Emeryville, about 6 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Moraga (8 mi NE), Berkeley (8 mi NW), Orinda (8 mi N), Albany (10 mi NW), Lafayette (10 mi NE), El Cerrito (11 mi N), Hayward (12 mi SE) and Foster City (13 mi S).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Martinez (17 mi); northeast toward Walnut Creek (14 mi); east toward Danville (14 mi); southeast toward Union City (16 mi); south toward San Mateo (15 mi); southwest toward South San Francisco (13 mi); west toward San Francisco (26 mi); and northwest toward Richmond (15 mi).

Who serves Oakland?

We track live outage data from Pacific Gas & Electric in Alameda County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Alameda Municipal Power and Port of Oakland also serve parts of Alameda County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.

Recent outages tracked in Oakland

Oakland's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 94 customers out, and was restored in 6 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 6 hours.

Oct 1 — 94 customers out, restored in 6 hours
Sep 30 — 110 customers out, restored in 4 hours
Sep 28 — 321 customers out, restored in 7 hours
Sep 27 — 50 customers out, restored in 13 hours

Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

County context: across all of Alameda County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 12 hr. The full record for Alameda County

Common questions

When will my power be back on in Oakland, CA?

It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Oakland's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 6 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.

How do I check the power outage status in Oakland, CA?

To check your own street, search an Oakland ZIP code — 94601, 94602, 94603, 94604, 94605, 94606 or any of the other 20 — and the map opens on that area.

Nearby & related

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