Thousands lose power in El Dorado and Calaveras counties, PG&E outage map shows
Updated: 9:35 PM PST Feb 16, 2026
Thousands have lost power in parts of El Dorado and Calaveras counties on Monday night as snow continues to fall across the region.Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s outage map showed 3,421 customers in the dark after a tree made contact with a power line in El Dorado County. Power restoration for those customers was expected at 11:59 p.m. In Calaveras County, 4,454 customers lost power as a result of an unplanned outage. Power was expected to be restored at 2:45 a.m. You can track PG&E’s outage map here.Here are key websites to prepare for and track California power outages.Preparing for power outages: Ready.gov explains how to prepare for a power outage and what to do when returning from one here.Keeping informed when you’ve lost power and cellphone service: How to find a National Weather Service radio station near you.Here is how to sign up for CalAlerts emergency alert notifications for any county in California. Track SMUD outages here.Track power outages across all California counties.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Thousands have lost power in parts of El Dorado and Calaveras counties on Monday night as snow continues to fall across the region.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s outage map showed 3,421 customers in the dark after a tree made contact with a power line in El Dorado County.
Power restoration for those customers was expected at 11:59 p.m.
In Calaveras County, 4,454 customers lost power as a result of an unplanned outage. Power was expected to be restored at 2:45 a.m.
You can track PG&E’s outage map here.
Here are key websites to prepare for and track California power outages.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel