Power Outages in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
Is there a power outage in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, about 33 customers are without power in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK across 7 reported incidents. There is no live feed for City of Seward - (AK) and Homer Electric Assn Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.3 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK", live data as of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alaska/kenai-peninsula-borough
Not counted: no live feed for City of Seward - (AK) and Homer Electric Assn Inc.
Report an outage in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Chugach Electric Assn Inc, Homer Electric Assn Inc and City of Seward - (AK); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~43,813 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Seward - (AK), Homer Electric Assn Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chugach Electric Assn Inc | Live · county | 33 | - | - | - | 7 | - | |
| City of Seward - (AK) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Homer Electric Assn Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chugach Electric Assn Inc reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Kenai Peninsula Borough7
Individual outages as listed by Chugach Electric Assn Inc, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | - | - | - | Chugach Electric Assn Inc | |
| 7 | - | - | - | Chugach Electric Assn Inc | |
| 7 | - | - | - | Chugach Electric Assn Inc | |
| 7 | - | - | - | Chugach Electric Assn Inc | |
| 3 | - | - | - | Chugach Electric Assn Inc | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Chugach Electric Assn Inc | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Chugach Electric Assn Inc |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Kenai Peninsula Boroughwho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99669 | 113 | ≤11 | 78 | ≤11 |
| 99611 | 110 | ≤11 | 67 | 0 |
| 99603 | 67 | ≤11 | 51 | 0 |
| 99672 | 25 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 99664 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 99610 | 20 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 99556 | 20 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 99682 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 99663 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99639 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 99631 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99572 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 99568 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Kenai Peninsula Borough or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kenai Peninsula Borough right now.
Kenai Peninsula Borough has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tsunami Warning on September 17, 2026.
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Kenai Peninsula Borough
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Kenai Peninsula Boroughisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kenai Peninsula Borough went about 11.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,029 customers.
The US EIA reports Alaska utilities averaged 9.4 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 11.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 15,029 customers out) · decade average 7.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 219 | 11,508 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 503 | 9,708 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 361 | 3,616 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 396 | 7,998 | 10.5 |
| 2019 | 374 | 6,704 | 8.0 |
| 2020 | 374 | 5,355 | 7.8 |
| 2021 | 420 | 7,503 | 10.5 |
| 2022 | 459 | 13,783 | 10.1 |
| 2023 | 444 | 10,040 | 8.6 |
| 2024 | 524 | 8,268 | 8.7 |
| 2025 | 484 | 15,029 | 11.3 |
Cost of power in Kenai Peninsula Borough
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kenai Peninsula Borough, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Chugach Electric Assn Inc23.0¢97,742 cust
- Homer Electric Assn Inc31.5¢30,143 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 7.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Kenai Peninsula Borough: FAQ
- How often does Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK logged 484 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,029 customers without power, beginning October 31, 2025 and lasting about 1d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, about 33 customers are without power in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK across 7 reported incidents. There is no live feed for City of Seward - (AK) and Homer Electric Assn Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK?
- Tracked electric providers include Chugach Electric Assn Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kenai Peninsula Borough.
99556, 99568, 99572, 99603, 99605, 99610, 99611, 99631, 99635, 99639, 99663, 99664, 99669, 99672, 99682
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Kenai Peninsula Borough, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Alaska →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chugach Electric Assn Inc | 5.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Homer Electric Assn Inc | 13.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| City of Seward - (AK) | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Alaska customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/02122 and /api/v1/counties/02122/history. Live data as of .