Power Outages in Bear Lake County, ID
PacifiCorp has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.3 hours.
Bear Lake County, ID is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/idaho/bear-lake-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bear Lake County, ID". https://massoutage.com/idaho/bear-lake-county
PacifiCorp only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
0.0%of this county's ~5,331 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: PacifiCorp. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bear Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83254 | 164 | ≤11 | 159 | 0 |
| 83261 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 83239 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 83223 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 83287 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 83272 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 83238 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83220 | ≤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 Bear Lake County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bear Lake County right now.
Bear Lake County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 12, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Flood Watch ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Bear Lake County, ID outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 239 customers out (4.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Bear Lake County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bear Lake County went about 4.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,745 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 4.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 4,745 customers out) · decade average 5.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 71 | 4,745 | 12.5 |
| 2018 | 147 | 716 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 445 | 753 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 289 | 325 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 143 | 2,172 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 183 | 2,467 | 7.0 |
| 2023 | 296 | 2,783 | 7.0 |
| 2024 | 259 | 1,977 | 6.5 |
| 2025 | 259 | 1,980 | 4.3 |
Cost of power in Bear Lake County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bear Lake 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.
- 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 causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively Low wildfire exposure · 5.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Bear Lake County: FAQ
- How often does Bear Lake County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bear Lake County, ID logged 259 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bear Lake County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,745 customers without power, beginning November 19, 2017 and lasting about 12h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Bear Lake County, ID right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Bear Lake County, ID. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Bear Lake County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include PacifiCorp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bear Lake County.
83220, 83223, 83233, 83238, 83239, 83254, 83261, 83272, 83287
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | 3.5 hrs | Outages only | - |
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/16007 and /api/v1/counties/16007/history.