Power Outages in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK across 2 reported incidents. There is no live feed for Ipnatchiaq Electric Company and Kotzebue Electric Assn Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2026, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alaska/northwest-arctic-borough
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alaska/northwest-arctic-borough
Not counted: no live feed for Ipnatchiaq Electric Company and Kotzebue Electric Assn Inc.
41%of this county's ~2,237 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ipnatchiaq Electric Company, Kotzebue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 2 | 906 | 0.2% | - | - | - | |
| Ipnatchiaq Electric Company | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kotzebue Electric Assn Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Northwest Arctic 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99770 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99761 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 99752 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 99751 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 99749 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 99727 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
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 Northwest Arctic Borough or any town and utility in it.
- Winter Storm WarningSEVERE
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Northwest Arctic Borough has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 18, 2026.
- High Surf Advisory ×3
- Winter Storm Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Northwest Arctic 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 Northwest Arctic Boroughisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2026, the average customer in Northwest Arctic Borough went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 99 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 0.1 hrs.
Cost of power in Northwest Arctic Borough
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Northwest Arctic 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.
- Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc65.9¢7,853 cust
- Kotzebue Electric Assn Inc52.2¢1,217 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.
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Northwest Arctic Borough: FAQ
- How often does Northwest Arctic Borough, AK lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Northwest Arctic Borough, AK logged 6 distinct outage events in 2026, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 99 customers without power, beginning September 23, 2026 and lasting about 10m.
- Is there a power outage in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Northwest Arctic Borough, AK?
- Tracked electric providers include Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Northwest Arctic Borough.
99727, 99736, 99749, 99750, 99751, 99752, 99761, 99763, 99770, 99773, 99786
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Ipnatchiaq Electric Company | - | No live feed | - |
| Kotzebue Electric Assn Inc | - | 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/02188 and /api/v1/counties/02188/history. Live data as of .