Power Outages in Boise County, ID
Is there a power outage in Boise County, ID right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Idaho Power Co in Boise County, ID.
Boise County, ID is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 28.3 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/idaho/boise-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Boise County, ID", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/idaho/boise-county
No active outages are reported by Idaho Power Co in Boise County.
Report an outage in Boise 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; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~11,045 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 Boise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83702 | 222 | ≤11 | 173 | ≤11 |
| 83716 | 186 | ≤11 | 150 | ≤11 |
| 83629 | 32 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 83622 | 28 | 0 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 83631 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 83670 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83666 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83637 | ≤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 Boise County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Boise County right now.
Boise County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flash Flood Watch on September 19, 2026.
- Fire Weather Watch ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Flash Flood Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Boise County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Boise County went about 28.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,491 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 28.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 3,491 customers out) · decade average 32.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | 1,409 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | 44 | 2,831 | 18.5 |
| 2017 | 66 | 3,082 | 33.6 |
| 2018 | 62 | 2,960 | 37.1 |
| 2019 | 41 | 3,491 | 23.7 |
| 2020 | 72 | 3,491 | 25.0 |
| 2021 | 97 | 3,491 | 33.1 |
| 2022 | 111 | 3,491 | 29.6 |
| 2023 | 56 | 3,491 | 30.0 |
| 2024 | 94 | 3,491 | 98.0 |
| 2025 | 95 | 3,491 | 28.3 |
Cost of power in Boise County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Boise 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate wildfire exposure · 32.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Boise County: FAQ
- How often does Boise County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Boise County, ID logged 95 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 28.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Boise County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,491 customers without power, beginning July 4, 2025 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Boise County, ID right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Idaho Power Co in Boise County, ID.
- Which utilities serve Boise County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include Idaho Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Boise County.
83602, 83622, 83629, 83631, 83637, 83666
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 Boise 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 | - |
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/16015 and /api/v1/counties/16015/history.