When will the power be back in Bakersfield, CA?

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

customers reported out in Bakersfield · live from Pacific Gas & Electric

Utility restoration time for Bakersfield: Oct 4, 4:45 AM PDT

Bakersfield outlook: past outages here typically ran ~5 hr, based on 21 past outages of any size

Across the whole county (Kern, CA, all utilities): 2 reported out — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Bakersfield figure above.

Updated 8:45 PM PDT.

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⚡ No power in Bakersfield, CA? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.

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 Bakersfield

Bakersfield is a city of about 417,468 residents in Kern County.

Pacific Gas & Electric has reported outages for Bakersfield by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Bakersfield 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 Bakersfield:

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

Around Bakersfield: the closest other places we track are Shafter, about 13 miles to the northwest; Arvin, about 16 miles to the southeast; McFarland, about 24 miles to the northwest; and Wasco, about 25 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Delano (31 mi NW), Tehachapi (35 mi SE), Porterville (49 mi N), Corcoran (58 mi NW), Lindsay (59 mi N), Tulare (61 mi N), Exeter (65 mi N) and Fillmore (66 mi S).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Farmersville (66 mi); east toward California City (67 mi); southeast toward Lancaster (67 mi); south toward Santa Paula (69 mi); southwest toward Carpinteria (70 mi); west toward Santa Maria (85 mi); and northwest toward Hanford (76 mi).

Who serves Bakersfield?

We track live outage data from Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison in Kern County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.

Recent outages tracked in Bakersfield

Bakersfield's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 59 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.

Oct 2 — 59 customers out, restored in 3 hours
Oct 1 — 75 customers out, restored in 8 hours
Oct 1 — 35 customers out, restored in 4 hours
Sep 30 — 477 customers out, restored in 20 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 Kern County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 9.5 hr. The full record for Kern County

Common questions

When will my power be back on in Bakersfield, 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 Bakersfield's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.

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

To check your own street, search a Bakersfield ZIP code — 93301, 93302, 93303, 93304, 93305, 93306 or any of the other 16 — and the map opens on that area.

Nearby & related

Arvin · California City · Delano · McFarland · Ridgecrest · Shafter · Tehachapi · Wasco

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