Power Outages in Clearwater County, ID
Avista Corp and Avista Corp,avista have not reported outages here, but they only publishactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Clearwater Power Company publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 82.8 hours.
Clearwater County, ID is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/idaho/clearwater-county
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- Not available
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Clearwater County, ID". https://massoutage.com/idaho/clearwater-county
Avista Corp and Avista Corp,avista only appearin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Clearwater Power Company publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Bonneville Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,615 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Avista Corp, Avista Corp,avista. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Clearwater Power Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avista Corp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Avista Corp,avista | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clearwater Power Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Clearwater 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83544 | 98 | ≤11 | 77 | ≤11 |
| 83553 | 21 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 83827 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83546 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83520 | ≤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 Clearwater County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Clearwater County right now.
Latest Clearwater County, ID outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 104 customers out (1.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Clearwater County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Clearwater County went about 82.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,978 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 82.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 3,176 customers out) · decade average 30.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 47 | 1,264 | 10.4 |
| 2016 | 126 | 1,482 | 16.6 |
| 2017 | 234 | 1,525 | 31.8 |
| 2018 | 175 | 2,293 | 19.7 |
| 2019 | 277 | 2,664 | 17.0 |
| 2020 | 210 | 2,277 | 35.7 |
| 2021 | 239 | 1,463 | 29.9 |
| 2022 | 155 | 2,231 | 32.6 |
| 2023 | 148 | 3,978 | 26.2 |
| 2024 | 148 | 2,495 | 26.8 |
| 2025 | 131 | 3,176 | 82.8 |
Cost of power in Clearwater County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Clearwater 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.
- Avista Corp11.8¢129,181 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 causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively Moderate wildfire exposure · 30.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Clearwater County: FAQ
- How often does Clearwater County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Clearwater County, ID logged 131 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 82.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Clearwater County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,978 customers without power, beginning August 29, 2023 and lasting about 1d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Clearwater County, ID right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Clearwater County, ID. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Clearwater County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include Avista Corp, Avista Corp,avista, Clearwater Power Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Clearwater County.
83520, 83544, 83546, 83553, 83827
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avista Corp | 7.9 hrs | Outages only | |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Avista Corp,avista | - | Outages only | - |
| Clearwater Power Company | - | Live · total only | - |
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/16035 and /api/v1/counties/16035/history.