Power Outages in Butte County, ID
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Butte County, ID. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 304.1 hours.
Butte County, ID is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Butte County.
No active NWS alerts for Butte County right now.
Butte County has been under 139 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Red Flag Warning on September 2, 2026.
- Red Flag Warning ×55
- Special Weather Statement ×37
- Heat Advisory ×27
- Air Quality Alert ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Extreme Heat Warning ×4
Latest Butte County, ID outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 43m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 28 customers out (35% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 31m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 146 customers out (100% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 32m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 45 customers out (56% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 28m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 8 customers out (9.9% of the county)
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 304.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,044 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 668 customers out) · decade average 109.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 42 | 648 | 52.8 |
| 2018 | 93 | 175 | 16.3 |
| 2019 | 173 | 155 | 15.7 |
| 2020 | 139 | 1,044 | 192.7 |
| 2021 | 101 | 398 | 63.7 |
| 2022 | 111 | 652 | 193.2 |
| 2023 | 117 | 1,043 | 74.6 |
| 2024 | 144 | 310 | 75.3 |
| 2025 | 155 | 668 | 304.1 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 86.4% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Low winter weather exposure · 109.8 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 304.1 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 | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/16023 and /api/v1/counties/16023/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Idaho customers).