Power Outages in Bannock County, ID
Is there a power outage in Bannock County, ID right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Idaho Power Co and PacifiCorp in Bannock County, ID.
Bannock County, ID is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.5 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/idaho/bannock-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bannock County, ID", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/idaho/bannock-county
No active outages are reported by Idaho Power Co and PacifiCorp in Bannock County.
Report an outage in Bannock County, ID
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 PacifiCorp and Idaho Power Co; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~44,980 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 | - | |
| PacifiCorp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Idaho Power Co and PacifiCorp reportevery 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 Bannock 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83201 | 789 | ≤11 | 715 | ≤11 |
| 83202 | 550 | ≤11 | 496 | ≤11 |
| 83250 | 51 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 83245 | 47 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 83234 | 37 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 83246 | 31 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 83214 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 83203 | ≤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 Bannock County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bannock County right now.
Bannock County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 14, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×5
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Local Area Emergency ×2
Latest Bannock County, ID outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,802 customers out (4.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,802 customers out (4.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 555 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Bannock County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Pocatellono outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bannock County went about 2.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 31,731 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 2.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 31,731 customers out) · decade average 1.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 31 | 2,748 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 105 | 3,520 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 167 | 6,803 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 231 | 2,745 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 523 | 3,866 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 409 | 31,731 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | 303 | 8,288 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 312 | 3,916 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 358 | 2,629 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 363 | 3,999 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 421 | 8,491 | 2.5 |
Cost of power in Bannock County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bannock 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
- PacifiCorp13.5¢75,599 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.
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 1.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Bannock County: FAQ
- How often does Bannock County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bannock County, ID logged 421 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bannock County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 31,731 customers without power, beginning January 16, 2020 and lasting about 4h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Bannock County, ID right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Idaho Power Co and PacifiCorp in Bannock County, ID.
- Which utilities serve Bannock County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include Idaho Power Co, PacifiCorp.
Pocatello. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Bannock County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bannock County.
83201, 83202, 83209, 83214, 83234, 83245, 83246, 83250, 83281
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 Bannock County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Idaho →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | 3.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| 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/16005 and /api/v1/counties/16005/history.