Record what is flickering or without power, check whether the issue is limited to your home, and contact the utility or a qualified electrician without opening electrical equipment.
Power outage guides
Prepare for short and extended outages with practical decisions about light, food safety, communication, temperature, water, and backup power.
Check whether your California utility uses Public Safety Power Shutoffs, confirm contact details and notice channels, and keep a household outage fallback ready.
Find the electric provider for your address, check its official outage status, and report an outage with the details the utility can use.
Build a heat-outage plan around official alerts, a cooler destination, shade, water, medication and equipment needs, food safety, smoke, pets, and clear reasons to seek help or leave.
A practical planning guide for extended outages: water, food, power, communication, health needs, local alerts, and evacuation decisions.
Safety rules for generators, installed wood stoves, portable heaters, smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, and the decision to leave a cold home.