When will the power be back in Morro Bay, CA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Morro Bay is a city of about 10,591 residents in San Luis Obispo County.
Pacific Gas & Electric has reported outages for Morro Bay by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-07-27) — so when Morro Bay 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 Morro Bay:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Morro Bay: the closest other places we track are Atascadero, about 13 miles to the northeast; San Luis Obispo, about 13 miles to the southeast; Grover Beach, about 22 miles to the southeast; and Arroyo Grande, about 23 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Paso Robles (26 mi NE), Santa Maria (38 mi SE), Lompoc (54 mi SE), King City (61 mi N), Coalinga (62 mi NE), Avenal (62 mi NE), Greenfield (69 mi N) and Soledad (79 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Mendota (100 mi); northeast toward Lemoore (88 mi); east toward Wasco (86 mi); southeast toward Goleta (86 mi); and northwest toward Salinas (101 mi).
Who serves Morro Bay?
We track live outage data from Pacific Gas & Electric in San Luis Obispo County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Central Coast Community Energy also serves parts of San Luis Obispo County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Morro Bay's last tracked outage began Sep 26, peaked at 290 customers out, and was restored in 5 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Sep 26 — 290 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Sep 25 — 290 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 10 — 35 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 9 — 364 customers out, restored in 5 hours
County context: across all of San Luis Obispo County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 6.3 hr. The full record for San Luis Obispo County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Morro Bay, 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 Morro Bay's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Morro Bay, CA?
To check your own street, search a Morro Bay ZIP code — 93442 or 93443 — and the map opens on that area.
