When will the power be back in San Mateo County, CA?
See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · California
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customers reported out in San Mateo County, 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, 7:30 AM PDT· 4 different times posted; the latest Oct 10, 7:50 PM PDT
County-wide restoration outlook: no clear recovery trend yet — past outages here of any size in the same kind of weather ran ~16 hr start to finish (8 on record)
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
🔔 Check back after the next update, or keep me updated — we'll alert you when a dependable restoration estimate is ready.
Updated 5:20 AM PDT.
115county-wide trend of customers without power · last 2.9 days · tap or hover a point to see its number
Communities with reported outages — from the utilities that publish city-by-city detail for this county
San Carlos — 12 customers reported out · utility est. Oct 4, 7:30 AM PDT
Montara — 1 customer reported out · utility est. Oct 10, 7:50 PM PDT
Menlo Park — 1 customer reported out · utility est. Oct 4, 8:00 AM PDT
Daly City — 1 customer reported out · utility est. Oct 4, 12:01 PM PDT
⚡ No power in San Mateo, 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.
County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Pacific Gas & Electric, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. City & County of San Francisco also serves parts of this county — we don't yet read its own live outage map. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.
Outage history — San Mateo County, CA
Last significant outage: Oct 3, 2026 — peaked at 236 customers, restored in ~9 hr (heat event).
Across the 40 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 14.4 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Aug 6, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — San Mateo County, CA
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
1,743 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 37 major events of 10,000+ customers.
Typical restoration ran ~11 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
Largest on record: ~81,483 customers out in February 2024, restored after about 3.5 days.
Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level
records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records,
not events tracked live by this site.
Communities in San Mateo County include Daly City, Redwood City, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Pacifica, Menlo Park, Foster City and Burlingame. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.
Common questions
How do I report a power outage in San Mateo County, CA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of San Mateo include Pacific Gas & Electric and City & County of San Francisco — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
