Power Outages in Caribou County, ID
Lower Valley Energy Inc and PacifiCorp have not reported outages here, but they only publishactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for City of Soda Springs - (ID). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 14.1 hours.
Caribou County, ID is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/idaho/caribou-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Caribou County, ID". https://massoutage.com/idaho/caribou-county
Lower Valley Energy Inc and PacifiCorp only appearin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for City of Soda Springs - (ID): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~3,557 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Soda Springs - (ID). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Lower Valley Energy Inc, PacifiCorp. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Valley Energy Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PacifiCorp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Soda Springs - (ID) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Caribou 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83276 | 132 | ≤11 | 119 | ≤11 |
| 83241 | 66 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 83217 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 83285 | ≤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 Caribou County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Caribou County right now.
Caribou County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 12, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Flood Watch ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Caribou County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Caribou County went about 14.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,197 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 14.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,197 customers out) · decade average 4.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 72 | 208 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 149 | 690 | 3.7 |
| 2019 | 359 | 1,125 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 223 | 1,072 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 149 | 1,071 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 171 | 457 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 208 | 1,094 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 241 | 1,106 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 277 | 2,197 | 14.1 |
Cost of power in Caribou County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Caribou 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
- Lower Valley Energy Inc7.8¢1,663 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 wildfire exposure · 4.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Caribou County: FAQ
- How often does Caribou County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Caribou County, ID logged 277 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 14.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Caribou County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,197 customers without power, beginning October 4, 2025 and lasting about 2h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Caribou County, ID right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Caribou County, ID. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Caribou County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include PacifiCorp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Caribou County.
83217, 83241, 83276
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 | Outages only | - |
| Lower Valley Energy Inc | - | Outages only | - |
| City of Soda Springs - (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/16029 and /api/v1/counties/16029/history.