Power Outages in Boundary County, ID
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Northern Lights, Inc in Boundary County, ID. There is no live feed for City of Bonners Ferry (ID). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.6 hours.
Boundary County, ID is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/idaho/boundary-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Boundary County, ID", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/idaho/boundary-county
No active outages are reported by Northern Lights, Inc in Boundary County.
No live feed for City of Bonners Ferry (ID): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
95%of this county's ~4,376 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Bonners Ferry (ID). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Lights, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 4,174 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Bonners Ferry (ID) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Northern Lights, Inc 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 Boundary 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83805 | 110 | ≤11 | 85 | 0 |
| 83845 | 35 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 83847 | 18 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 83826 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83821 | ≤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 Boundary County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Boundary County right now.
Latest Boundary County, ID outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 34m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 138 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 613 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,317 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 3,455 customers out (81% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,202 customers out (28% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 158 customers out (3.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
Hardest-hit cities in Boundary County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Boundary County went about 15.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,041 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 15.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 3,517 customers out) · decade average 13.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 117 | 1,499 | 11.9 |
| 2018 | 139 | 1,903 | 5.9 |
| 2019 | 259 | 1,330 | 6.8 |
| 2020 | 269 | 3,517 | 29.3 |
| 2021 | 153 | 3,203 | 11.8 |
| 2022 | 151 | 1,997 | 7.2 |
| 2023 | 160 | 1,283 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 146 | 4,041 | 26.7 |
| 2025 | 162 | 2,371 | 15.6 |
Cost of power in Boundary County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Boundary 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.
- Northern Lights, Inc12.2¢18,172 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.
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 13.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Boundary County: FAQ
- How often does Boundary County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Boundary County, ID logged 162 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Boundary County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,041 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 2d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Boundary County, ID right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Boundary County, ID. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Boundary County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern Lights, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Boundary County.
83805, 83826, 83845, 83847
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Lights, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Bonners Ferry (ID) | - | 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/16021 and /api/v1/counties/16021/history.