Power Outages in Ada County, ID
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Idaho Power Co in Ada County, ID. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.1 hours.
Ada County, ID is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/idaho/ada-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ada County, ID", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/idaho/ada-county
No active outages are reported by Idaho Power Co in Ada County.
0.0%of this county's ~263,191 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Idaho Power Co 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 Ada Countywho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83646 | 718 | ≤11 | 560 | ≤11 |
| 83642 | 624 | ≤11 | 509 | ≤11 |
| 83709 | 592 | ≤11 | 487 | ≤11 |
| 83704 | 487 | ≤11 | 392 | ≤11 |
| 83616 | 387 | ≤11 | 299 | ≤11 |
| 83713 | 384 | ≤11 | 318 | ≤11 |
| 83714 | 339 | ≤11 | 288 | ≤11 |
| 83705 | 328 | ≤11 | 285 | ≤11 |
| 83634 | 289 | 0 | 250 | ≤11 |
| 83706 | 259 | ≤11 | 210 | ≤11 |
| 83669 | 244 | ≤11 | 191 | ≤11 |
| 83703 | 188 | ≤11 | 150 | ≤11 |
| 83712 | 63 | ≤11 | 44 | 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 Ada County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Ada County right now.
Ada County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 14, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Flash Flood Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Ada County, ID outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 40m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 411 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 708 customers out (0.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 36m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 2,124 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 3,547 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 6,786 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Ada County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Boise Cityno outage reported
- Meridianno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ada County went about 1.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 29,618 customers.
The US EIA reports Idaho utilities averaged 5.1 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 1.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 14,240 customers out) · decade average 1.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 104 | 5,318 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 335 | 13,341 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 366 | 7,013 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 383 | 12,799 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 412 | 14,795 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 447 | 29,618 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 596 | 10,421 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 617 | 27,698 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 583 | 11,098 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 566 | 14,240 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | 571 | 10,197 | 1.1 |
Cost of power in Ada County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ada County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Idaho Power Co11.8¢540,032 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.
Very High winter weather exposure · 1.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Ada County: FAQ
- How often does Ada County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ada County, ID logged 571 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ada County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 29,618 customers without power, beginning January 16, 2020 and lasting about 4h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Ada County, ID right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Ada County, ID. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Ada County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include Idaho Power Co.
Boise City, Meridian. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Ada County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ada County.
83616, 83634, 83642, 83646, 83669, 83702, 83703, 83704, 83705, 83706, 83709, 83712, 83713, 83714, 83720, 83725
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Power Co | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
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 Idaho customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/16001 and /api/v1/counties/16001/history.