Power Outage in Chico, CA

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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(800) 743-5000 Report Online
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Pacific Power
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(877) 508-5088 Report Online
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Black Hills Energy
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(800) 694-8989 Report Online
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Butte Electric Coop, Inc
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(800) 928-8839
Grand Electric Coop, Inc
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(605) 244-5211

Chico Power Outages Caused by Weather

Events

February 21, 2023 - Thunderstorm Wind

More than 800 PG&E customers in the downtown area of Chico were without power on the afternoon of 2/21. The outage was between Main Street and Orange Street and between W. 1st Street and W. 7th Street. Some traffic lights were reported out. Winds at Chico Airport were sustained at 31 mph with gusts to 49.5 mph.

(Cic)Chico Muni Arpt - (Cic)Chico Muni Arpt
January 16, 2019 - Heavy Rain

Rock and Debris flow over the Butte County Camp fire due to heavy rain at the Crests Powerhouse. Also CalTrans had some nearby debris issues that they have addressed with maintenance but do not know the extent. Rock slides are common in this particular slide area was a result of heavy rain on the Camp Fire.

Cresta - Cresta
February 12, 2017 - Flood

A mass evacuation of over 180000 people located downstream of Oroville Dam was ordered for a possible flash flood, due to the projected near failure of the emergency spillway. The emergency spillway was used when the main spillway was discovered to have suffered severe erosion during releases back on and around February 7th. Releases from Lake Oroville had been increased due to rising lake levels due to inflow from heavy rains.||A presidential disaster declaration provided $274 million for emergency response costs from Feb. 7 though the end of May. The money targeted stabilizing the emergency and main spillways, as well as debris removal and work on the downed Hyatt Powerplant. A bid for long term repairs to the spillway was accepted at $275 million. Together, these total $549 million, though final costs could be much higher.

Honcut - Land
February 12, 2017 - Flood

A mass evacuation of over 180000 people located downstream of Oroville Dam was ordered for a possible flash flood, due to the projected near failure of the emergency spillway. The emergency spillway was used when the main spillway was discovered to have suffered severe erosion during releases back on and around February 7th. Releases from Lake Oroville had been increased due to rising lake levels due to inflow from heavy rains.||A presidential disaster declaration provided $274 million for emergency response costs from Feb. 7 though the end of May. The money targeted stabilizing the emergency and main spillways, as well as debris removal and work on the downed Hyatt Powerplant. A bid for long term repairs to the spillway was accepted at $275 million. Together, these total $549 million, though final costs could be much higher.

Honcut - Land
November 2, 2015 - Thunderstorm Wind

A collapsing thunderstorm resulted in a downburst which brought strong straight line winds which snapped 6 power poles along east Eaton Rd. and Godman Ave in Chico. There were 10000 PG&E customers without power.

Chico - Chico

Episodes

March 6, 2023

A powerful, cold storm system with heavy snow and gusty winds sometimes brought dangerous driving with whiteout conditions. Snow amounts of 3 to 5 feet were reported in the mountains. Heavy snow fell down into the foothills impacting travel. Numerous schools were closed or had delays due to the snow. Gusty winds of 40-50 mph were recorded across the area, with gusts locally higher in the high elevations of the northern Sierra. The winds and low snow combined to cause dangerous travel conditions with an extended closure of Interstate 80.

February 21, 2023

A powerful and cold storm system with heavy snow and gusty winds brought blizzard conditions. Snow amounts of 2 to near 5 feet were reported in the mountains. Significant snow fell down into the northern Sacramento Valley, with 3 to 8 inches of accumulation impacting travel. Many schools were closed or had delays. Wind gusts of 40-60 mph were recorded across the area, with gusts locally higher in the high elevations of the northern Sierra. The winds and low snow combined to cause dangerous travel conditions numerous road closures, including a closure of Interstate 5 north of Fawndale, on US Highway 50 and an extended closure of Interstate 80 across the Sierra.

December 6, 2019

A potent winter storm brought mountain snow, valley rain, and gusty winds to interior northern California from December 6 through the 8th. One to two feet of snow fell for elevations above 5500 feet, bringing difficult driving conditions and chain controls to most of the mountain passes. Down in the Valley and foothills, one to four inches of rain fell which brought slick road conditions and minor roadway flooding. Finally, gusty winds around 30-40 mph resulted in downed trees and some power outages.

February 4, 2019

A cold storm brought blizzard conditions in the mountains and severe thunderstorms with weak tornadoes, hail, flooding in the Central Valley. There was very heavy mountain snow, especially in the Sierra, with storm total snow accumulations to 6 to 8 feet. The heavy snow coupled with strong winds brought whiteout conditions and shut down major mountain roads such as I80. Snow accumulations with this cold storm extended down through the foothills, causing tens of thousands of homes to lose power and many schools to close.

January 19, 2017

A series of winter storms moved through bringing travel problems in the mountains from heavy snow, and heavy rain with local flooding. Gusty winds brought down trees and caused power outages. Thunderstorms also locally brought some large hail.

News

Power restored after hit-and-run crash into PG&E pole near Anderson | KRCR

UPDATE, NOV. 1, 8:01 AM:Power is back on for customers near Anderson.The California Highway Patrol says that the outage was caused by a driver crashing into a

Oct 31, 2022

Thousands of customers restored power in Chico, Cohasset | Local | actionnewsnow.com

More than 2,100 PG&E customers in Chico and Cohasset lost power around 12:40 p.m.

Oct 6, 2022

Power back on for almost 1,500 PG&E customers in Palermo area Sunday | News | actionnewsnow.com

The outage map says that power went out at around 2:31 p.m.

Oct 2, 2022

Almost 200 PG&E customers without power in Red Bluff area Sunday | News | actionnewsnow.com

Power has been restored to 235 out of 426 PG&E customers in the Red Bluff area.

Sep 25, 2022

Weaverville, Junction City to lose power Sunday during planned outage | Local | actionnewsnow.com

The Trinity PUD said it has scheduled a power outage on Sunday to ensure reliability.

Sep 23, 2022

Power returns to more than 1,300 PG&E customers in the Los Molinos area | Local | actionnewsnow.com

According to the PG&E outage map, more than 1,300 customers were without power in the Los Molinos area Monday morning.

Sep 19, 2022

Second large power outage in Hoopa in recent days | KRCR

On Tuesday, the second power outage in the last five days has impacted thousands in the Hoopa Valley area.According to the PG&E outage map. as of 3:12 p.m. the

Sep 13, 2022

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What is Power Outage?

Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.

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Chico, California

City Chico
County Butte
State California (CA)
Country United States
Zip Codes 95926, 95927, 95928, 95929, 95973, 95976

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