Power Outages in Blaine County, ID
Is there a power outage in Blaine County, ID right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Idaho Power Co in Blaine County, ID. There is no live feed for Lost River Electric Coop Inc and Salmon River Electric Coop Inc.
Blaine County, ID is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.7 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/idaho/blaine-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Blaine County, ID", live data as of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/idaho/blaine-county
No active outages are reported by Idaho Power Co in Blaine County.
No live feed for Lost River Electric Coop Inc and Salmon River Electric Coop Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Blaine 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 Idaho Power Co, Salmon River Electric Coop Inc and Lost River Electric Coop Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~12,275 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Lost River Electric Coop Inc, Salmon River Electric Coop 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Lost River Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Salmon River Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 Blaine 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83333 | 131 | ≤11 | 110 | ≤11 |
| 83340 | 69 | 0 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 83313 | 43 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 83353 | 29 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 83320 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 83348 | ≤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 Blaine County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Blaine County right now.
Blaine County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 14, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×6
- Red Flag Warning ×5
- Flood Watch ×5
- Freeze Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Fire Weather Watch ×3
Latest Blaine County, ID outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 16m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,664 customers out (14% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 832 customers out (6.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 10m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 91 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 519 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,423 customers out (12% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Blaine County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Blaine County went about 8.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,582 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 8.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 9,422 customers out) · decade average 5.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11 | 224 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 61 | 1,544 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 79 | 1,730 | 9.2 |
| 2018 | 63 | 1,833 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 89 | 1,511 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 86 | 8,013 | 9.9 |
| 2021 | 93 | 7,559 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | 127 | 9,422 | 10.4 |
| 2023 | 132 | 9,582 | 6.5 |
| 2024 | 114 | 8,793 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 125 | 9,205 | 8.7 |
Cost of power in Blaine County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Blaine 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
- Salmon River Electric Coop Inc9.9¢2,426 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 · 5.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Blaine County: FAQ
- How often does Blaine County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Blaine County, ID logged 125 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Blaine County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,582 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2023 and lasting about 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Blaine County, ID right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Idaho Power Co in Blaine County, ID. There is no live feed for Lost River Electric Coop Inc and Salmon River Electric Coop Inc.
- Which utilities serve Blaine County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include Idaho Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Blaine County.
83313, 83320, 83333, 83340, 83348, 83353, 83354
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 Blaine County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Idaho →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Power Co | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Salmon River Electric Coop Inc | 5.9 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Lost River Electric Coop 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 Idaho customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/16013 and /api/v1/counties/16013/history.