Alameda Municipal Power is the city of Alameda's publicly owned utility. This account is not monitored 24/7. To report an outage, please call (510) 748-3900.
Rotating outages are beginning in Alameda. Due to the dynamic nature of this situation, we were ordered to drop two circuits during the first hour. The outage for these two circuits will last one hour.
POWER OUTAGE ALERT: AMP is responding to an outage affecting the west side of Alameda. Thank you for your patience. We will provide details on this page.
AMP is experiencing a major outage due to a PG&E transmission outage. We are attempting to determine cause and when power will be restored. We appreciate your patience and will update as more information is know.
Good news Alameda - the 2nd hour of rotating outages has been called off! No more rotating outages for tonight.
Crews are working to get power restored to all customers shut off in the initial hour of outages. Thank you for your patience as crews continue to work.
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AMP is experiencing a major outage due to a PG&E transmission outage. We are attempting to determine cause and when power will be restored. We appreciate your patience and will update as more information is know.
OUTAGE ALERT: There's a power outage affecting 12,000 customers. No information on location or anything else. Will update with information as soon as we receive it.
POWER OUTAGE UPDATE 10:15 PM: The system has been inspected and crews are working to switch to another circuit and pick up load as soon as possible. No ETA at this time; will post another update soon.
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PG&E is working to restore power to ~54k customers, including AMP. We continue to monitor the situation and will pass along any information we receive.
Thank you, Alameda, for your cooperation during this outage. The cause was due to a fallen tree branch near Tilden/Broadway that made contact with AMP's transmission lines. AMP crews responded quickly and restored power to customers within 30 to 75 minutes. We're back on, folks!
OUTAGE ALERT: Alameda is experiencing a widespread outage affecting over 4500 customers. Initial reports indicate tree damage to lines. We are working to make repairs as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience and we will update this post when more info is available.
Power Outage Update: Power is restored to most customers. AMP crews are working on restoration for those still impacted. Affected outage area between Park St. and Broadway. Updates to come.
POWER RESTORED 12:52 AM: Power was restored to all affected customers in the west end. AMP is investigating the cause of the outage. Many thanks again for your patience. And thanks to our crews!
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OUTAGE UPDATE: Power has been restored to most customers impacted by the outage with only a couple remaining out of power. Crews need to repair damage caused from a bird and are working as quickly as possible to complete. Thank you for understanding and condolences to the bird.
OUTAGE UPDATE: We've been instructed by the California Independent System Operator that the grid has stabilized. All power has been restored in the west end and there will be no further outages tonight.
OUTAGE ALERT: Lightning struck an AMP substation causing a power outage to 10,000 customers on the East End, Bay Farm and Coast Guard Island. Crews are responding.
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PG&E is working to restore power to ~54k customers, including AMP. We continue to monitor the situation and will pass along any information we receive.
POWER OUTAGE UPDATE: Power has been restored to most of the affected customers in the west end. Thank you again for your patience. Thanks to our crews for their quick work!
POWER OUTAGE: Power is out for approx. 3200 customers along Park and surrounding streets, from Blanding to Clinton. Crews are being called to investigate and repair the issue. Updates to come when available.
POWER OUTAGE ALERT: AMP is aware of a power outage on the west end that was not planned and not part of the CAISO Stage 2 Emergency. We will update you with more details as soon as we have more information. Thank you for your patience.
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OUTAGE ALERT: AMP is aware of the power outage affecting 3,000 customers. We will keep you updated and share more details as soon as they become available. Thanks for your patience.
Due to high loading at one of our substations, AMP will move customers along Grand Street from one substation to another at 3:15 today. Residents will lose power for approximately 10 minutes. This is NOT part of a rotating outage. We will keep you posted when the work is complete
Here is an AMP crew doing some final cleanup after last night’s big storm. Big thanks to all of AMP’s crews and support personnel who worked continuously through the night in some really bad weather to restore power to customers!
OUTAGE UPDATE: All power has been restored to the Buena Vista area and there are no more outages in Alameda tonight. Crews just finished installing the third transformer. Thanks again to everyone for their patience during a really hot Sunday. And thanks again to our crews!
POWER OUTAGE UPDATE: Crews are on site assessing any damage to the system and possible restoration. We do not have an ETA at this time but will post updates as soon as we have more information. Thank you for your continued patience.
OUTAGE UPDATE: Power was just restored to the remaining 50 customers. Thanks, everyone, for your patience on a very hot day. And a special thanks to our field crew, substation crew and system operators for all of their work today.
OUTAGE RESTORED: Big thanks to all the crews and system operations for a quick response. Power has been restored to all affected customers in time for the game! Thanks for your patience, everyone, and enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Outage Update: Crews are on the scene with more on the way. It could be several hours before we're able to restore power while crews assess damage to our substation. We'll keep you posted.
POWER OUTAGE UPDATE: 2:17 p.m.: AMP was working on upgrades to its substation and encountered issues. The power outage is affecting the West End. We will post more details as soon they become available.
No power outages planned this evening: We no longer anticipate having to implement planned outages today. Demand is reducing to levels the CAISO is able to safely and reliably operate the grid. Thank you for your patience and energy conservation today.
Rotating Outage Alert: There could be 1-hour rotating outages as early as 3 p.m. today. Areas affected:
1. Mid-island, west on Sherman to 9th Street; east on Sherman to Paru; south to Dayton, and north to Marina Village
2. East End, everything east of Broadway
3. Bay Farm
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Rotating outages are currently underway in Alameda. If an additional hour of outages is ordered, it is likely that AMP will have to shut off both circuits on this map which includes a majority of Bay Farm Island. We appreciate your patience as we wait for further direction.
OUTAGE UPDATE: Power has been restored to all customers affected by outage. Crews found a dead squirrel and will remain in the area to monitor the circuit. Thank you for your patience and quick response from AMP line crew!
Alameda Municipal Power's Vidhi Chawla has earned a national "rising star" award for her work in energy resources planning! Thank you, Vidhi, for all your work to maintain AMP's 100% clean energy mix into the future!
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POWER RESTORED: As of 2:44 p.m., power has been restored to the West End. About 15,000 customers were impacted, and their power has been restored. AMP is investigating the cause of the power outage. Thank you again for your patience.
Due to the extreme temperatures, the California ISO has issued another Flex Alert for today from 4-9pm. Thank you for all of your continued efforts to conserve electricity!
Thanks to everyone's efforts to save energy this week and reduce demand on the electric grid, it's looking like we'll avoid rolling power outages today! The CAISO still has a Flex Alert in effect today and through the rest of the week, so please keep conserving energy.
Rolling Outage Update: Although CAISO continues to hold at a Stage 2 emergency, it grows increasingly unlikely that the CAISO will declare a Stage 3 emergency requiring rotating outages this evening. We appreciate your patience today and thank you for conserving energy!
OUTAGE ALERT: Due to the hot weather and energy demand, the California Independent System Operator has instructed AMP to begin rolling blackouts. We have started the first blackout affecting 3,200 customers in the southwest end of Alameda. The blackout will last about an hour.
As of Saturday morning, Aug. 22, PG&E has not declared a public safety power shutoff, and AMP does not anticipate any impact to electric service in Alameda.
Our hearts go out to all of those affected by the wildfires.
Rolling Outage Update: As of 4 p.m., the CAISO has not yet declared a stage 3 emergency, so AMP has not been instructed to initiate rolling outages. We're at stage 2 presently. We'll keep you posted.
On Saturday, seven of Alameda Municipal Power's field crew headed to Redding to provide mutual aid to the Redding Electric Utility in response to the Carr Fire. We are proud to support our fellow public power utility.
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It is likely rotating outages will become necessary this evening. Please keep conserving! If outages are necessary, the first area is highlighted and notated with an orange icon. We will continue to post information on social media and the AMP website as soon as possible.
OUTAGE UPDATE: The power is still out for 12,000 customers. We have no additional information on location, duration, or cause at this time. AMP phones are also down.
Initial rotating power outages affected the Marina Village and East End neighborhoods. As their power is turned back on, a second hour of outages will occur on Bay Farm Island. This outage will last one hour.
AMP Statement on Public Safety Power Shutoff
Alameda Municipal Power does not expect the public safety power shutoff, issued for Wednesday in Alameda County, to impact the city of Alameda. Learn more:
OUTAGE UPDATE: Power has been restored to about 4,400 customers. 5,600 customers are still out. We'll let you know when more information is available. We appreciate your patience.
OUTAGE ALERT: AMP is responding to a couple outages impacting different parts of the island. Approximately 20 customers are impacted at Madison and Post, and another 160 customers are out of power near Fortman Marina between Clement and Buena Vista. Crews are responding.
The CAISO has issued Stage 2 emergency. Please delay use of large appliances and unplug all unused equipment. We appreciate your help! If demand in CA doesn't drop, CAISO will issue Stage 3 emergency, requiring all electric utilities to being rolling outages today.
Last week, AMP received one of 6 new all-electric pickup trucks it purchased earlier this year. Thanks to City of Alameda Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft and Public Utilities Board President Jerry Serventi for coming to celebrate the occasion with AMP General Manager Nicolas Procos!
PG&E's announcement of a public safety power shut-off watch in portions of Alameda County beginning on Oct. 14 is not expected to impact Alameda Municipal Power at this time.
POWER OUTAGE: About 35 customers have lost power at Sherman Street and Santa Clara Avenue. AMP crews are responding. Thank you for your patience on this stormy Sunday!
Congrats to Frederick (Buddy), longtime AMP employee and new journey level lineworker! Buddy earned his Certificate of Apprenticeship as a Lineman, completing 8,000 hours of study and training with AMP to build, maintain, and repair power lines that deliver electricity to Alameda
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OUTAGE UPDATE: Crews continue to work on the Fortmann/Clement/Buena 160 customer outage and Pacific/chestnut/Grand 50 customer outage. Winds are slowing, thankfully. We appreciate your patience.
CAISO could issue Stage 3 emergency within one hour; rolling outages could follow. If this happens, AMP will drop power to one area at a time for one hour. 1st area: mid-island; 2nd area: East End; 3rd area: Bay Farm. Stay tuned for more!
OUTAGE ALERT: An outage has been reported in east Alameda including Nob Hill shopping area. We are still investigating and alerting crews. We will share more information as we get it.
Alameda Municipal Power has sent electric utility crews to Shasta County and the city of Redding to help restore power where major power lines, poles and generating facilities were severely damaged by the Carr Fire.
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OUTAGE UPDATE: Due to the lightning strike, AMP will need to replace three transformers in the Buena Vista/Noble Ave area. We estimate power will be restored by 7:30 p.m. Approximately 35 customers are affected. Thanks for your patience today.
As the heat wave continues, it’s critical that we all limit our energy usage from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. tonight to help prevent power outages. Please do your part by turning off unnecessary lights and shifting your appliance usage and EV charging to other times.
Alameda Municipal Power is thrilled to re-open FREE public access level 3 fast charging. These brand new units are located at 2000 Grand St Alameda. (Please limit charging to 30 minutes per visit in consideration of others)
CAISO has issued a level 2 power emergency throughout California. We aren’t at the point of rotating outages yet, but we want Alamedans to be prepared in the event they become necessary. Two Bay Farm circuits are first on the rotation list if required today.
Rotating outages are possible later today due to extreme heat and tight load on the power grid. Outages will only last for hour hour for each circuit.
We will keep you posted if outages are required. For tips on how to conserve energy, click here:
OUTAGE ALERT: AMP is aware of the power outage and crews are responding. We will provide more information as soon as it is available. Thank you for your patience.
POWER RESTORED: Power has been restored to all customers impacted by this morning's power outage. Thank you again for your patience. And thanks to the AMP crews for their hard work this morning.
All power was restored approximately 5am to ~3200 customers in North-Central Alameda. This outage was caused by someone attempting to steal copper wire. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
OUTAGE ALERT: Power is out to 36 customers in the vicinity of Chapin and Pacific. Crews are responding and hope to have power restored as soon as possible. Updates will be provided when available.
Heavy rain and high winds scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, Alameda! ⛈ Stay safe, and if you need to report an outage in your area, call 510-748-3900. We'll post any outage alerts here and on AMP's website.
Rolling outage update: As of 5:30 today, we do not anticipate any state emergencies that will require rolling outages. Please continue to conserve energy during this heat wave.
Update, 3 p.m. Oct. 14: PG&E's public safety power shut-off watch in portions of Alameda County beginning today is not expected to impact Alameda Municipal Power at this time.
We have green news! For the fifth year in a row, AMP has been recognized as a national industry leader for its Alameda Green program. AMP recently earned two separate "top 10" rankings from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Learn more:
Public power employees are proud to serve the community! In honor of Public Power Week, AMP employees donated $1,001 to Alameda Education Foundation to ensure income-eligible students receive internet access. Photo: AMP's Jon Green presents the donations toVicki Sedlack of AEF.
In an effort to prevent or limit power outages during this heat wave, the California
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OUTAGE UPDATE: Last night's outage on Bay Farm was caused by a large tree root on private property that had grown into AMP's underground equipment. Power has been restored to all customers. Special thanks to AMP's crews who spent a soggy night in the rain making the repairs!
This past weekend, AMP crews were performing some system maintenance at one of our substations. This type of routine maintenance helps keep our system running reliably for all Alamedans. Thanks to our crews for their hard work!
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Oct. 14 Update: PG&E's announcement of a public safety power shut-off watch in portions of Alameda County beginning today is not expected to impact Alameda Municipal Power at this time.
POWER OUTAGE UPDATE 11:35 PM: Crews are in the field helping bring power back on safely. We do not have an ETA for restoration but will continue to post as soon as we have new information.
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POWER RESTORED: All customers impacted by outage at Madison and Post have been restored. Crews are now working on several other incidents and appreciate everyone's patience and understanding while we weather this storm.
The first 3 locations that would be affected include:
1. Mid-island, west of Sherman to 9th Street; east of Sherman to Paru; south to Dayton, and north to parts of Marina Village
2. East End, east of Broadway
3. Bay Farm, north and west sections
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