Power Outages in Butte County, ID
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by PacifiCorp in Butte County, ID. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and Lost River Electric Coop Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 23.6 hours.
Butte County, ID is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/idaho/butte-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Butte County, ID", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/idaho/butte-county
No active outages are reported by PacifiCorp in Butte County.
No live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and Lost River Electric Coop Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~1,044 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration, Lost 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lost River Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
PacifiCorp 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 Butte 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83213 | 42 | ≤11 | 39 | 0 |
| 83255 | 25 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 83244 | ≤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 Butte County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Butte County right now.
Butte County has been under 30 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 14, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Flood Watch ×5
- Freeze Warning ×5
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Butte County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Butte County went about 23.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,044 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 23.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 668 customers out) · decade average 8.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 42 | 648 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | 93 | 175 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 173 | 155 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 139 | 1,044 | 15.0 |
| 2021 | 101 | 398 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 111 | 652 | 15.0 |
| 2023 | 117 | 1,043 | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 144 | 310 | 5.8 |
| 2025 | 155 | 668 | 23.6 |
Cost of power in Butte County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Butte 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.
Relatively Low winter weather exposure · 8.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Butte County: FAQ
- How often does Butte County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Butte County, ID logged 155 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 23.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Butte County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,044 customers without power, beginning September 20, 2020 and lasting about 4h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Butte County, ID right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Butte County, ID. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Butte County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include PacifiCorp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Butte County.
83213, 83244, 83255
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 | Live · county | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | 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/16023 and /api/v1/counties/16023/history.