When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Shafter, CA?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Kern County, California
3
customers reported out in Kern, CA
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
Earliest posted restoration time (Pacific Gas & Electric): Oct 4, 1:45 AM PDT · 2 different times posted; the latest Oct 4, 4:45 AM PDT
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~18 hr, based on 28 past outages of any size in the same kind of weather.
Showing county-wide data because we don't have Shafter-specific numbers right now — your neighborhood may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 9:35 PM PDT.
5757 out, then 44 county-wide trend of customers without power · last 45 hr · tap or hover a point to see its number
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⚡ No power in Shafter, 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.

Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been

What we track for Shafter

Shafter is a city of about 22,754 residents in Kern County.

None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Shafter by name, so this page reports the Kern County county-wide view, which covers Shafter. If a serving utility does name Shafter during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.

ZIP codes in Shafter:

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

Around Shafter: the closest other places we track are Wasco, about 12 miles to the northwest; Bakersfield, about 13 miles to the southeast; McFarland, about 13 miles to the north; and Delano, about 20 miles to the north. Also nearby: Arvin (29 mi SE), Porterville (42 mi N), Corcoran (46 mi NW), Tehachapi (48 mi SE), Tulare (50 mi N), Lindsay (51 mi N), Exeter (56 mi N) and Farmersville (57 mi N).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Visalia (59 mi); east toward California City (78 mi); southeast toward Lancaster (79 mi); south toward Carpinteria (76 mi); southwest toward Santa Maria (80 mi); west toward Paso Robles (76 mi); and northwest toward Hanford (64 mi).

Who serves Shafter?

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.

Outage history — Kern County, CA (covers Shafter)
Last significant outage: Sep 30, 2026 — peaked at 636 customers, restored in ~42.5 hr (heat event).
Across the 40 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 15.8 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 22, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

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

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

To check your own street, search a Shafter ZIP code — 93263 — and the map opens on that area.

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