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Santa Clara County, California · Water, sewer and energy

Report a utility outage in Santa Clara County

Report a utility outage

1 provider · 1 official link · 2 reviewed requirements · sources checked October 26, 2026

In Santa Clara County, 1 city government publishes 1 official link for this service. Reviewed requirements cover documents (1) and availability notices (1). 1 provider lists forms on its guide.

These are the Santa Clara County providers with a reviewed service link for this task. Other offices may also help, and a provider may serve only part of the county: check each service area. Fees and forms stay on each office’s guide, where their sources are cited.
City government

City of Palo Alto Utilities — customer accounts

Existing City of Palo Alto Utilities accounts; confirm that CPAU is the utility on your bill. This does not establish every address's provider.

Report CPAU water disruptions or power outages (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Use CPAU's official reporting instructions for water leaks/service disruptions or power outages. The linked outage map and text notification instructions concern electric outages; use the water disruption number for water problems.

Service area: CPAU customers in the Palo Alto city navigation context; confirm CPAU is the provider on your account. This does not establish all-address service boundaries.

Availability · Electric outage map only; follow the live official page for updates
View our power outage map for real-time updates on power outages
Source & saved evidence

City of Palo Alto Utilities · City of Palo Alto Utilities outage information (opens in a new tab)

Official utility topic page; exact report listing, reporting instruction or purpose-labelled contact

View our power outage map for real-time updates on power outages

Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot 511489e7e4bdd0ff

Before you start · 1 requirement & conditions
Information & documents · Power outage reporting — account-associated phone number; water reporting has a separately labelled contact
Call us at (650) 496-6914 with the phone number associated with your utility account to report an outage.
Source & saved evidence

City of Palo Alto Utilities · City of Palo Alto Utilities outage information (opens in a new tab)

Official utility topic page; exact report listing, reporting instruction or purpose-labelled contact

Call us at (650) 496-6914 with the phone number associated with your utility account to report an outage.

Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot 511489e7e4bdd0ff

Source & saved evidence

City of Palo Alto Utilities · City of Palo Alto Utilities outage information (opens in a new tab)

Official utility topic page; exact report listing, reporting instruction or purpose-labelled contact

Reporting Outages, Leaks or Service Disruptions Power outage: (650) 496-6914 Gas leak or service disruption: (650) 329-2579 Water leak or service disruption: (650) 329-2579

Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot 511489e7e4bdd0ff

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