Power Outages in Elmore County, ID
Idaho Power Co 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 3.9 hours.
Elmore County, ID is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/idaho/elmore-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Elmore County, ID". https://massoutage.com/idaho/elmore-county
Idaho Power Co 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 ~13,752 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.
System-wide total only, no county split: Idaho Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Power Co | 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 Elmore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83647 | 380 | ≤11 | 337 | ≤11 |
| 83623 | 48 | 0 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 83627 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 83633 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 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 Elmore County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Elmore County right now.
Elmore County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 14, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
Latest Elmore County, ID outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 163 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Elmore County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Elmore County went about 3.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,869 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 3.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 6,947 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16 | 3,988 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 60 | 2,910 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 106 | 6,947 | 7.8 |
| 2018 | 78 | 1,562 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | 85 | 5,429 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 87 | 5,428 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 122 | 5,613 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 165 | 4,266 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 126 | 7,869 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 130 | 2,361 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 115 | 1,635 | 3.9 |
Cost of power in Elmore County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Elmore 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.
- Idaho Power Co11.8¢540,032 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 High wildfire exposure · 3.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Elmore County: FAQ
- How often does Elmore County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Elmore County, ID logged 115 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Elmore County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,869 customers without power, beginning November 5, 2023 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Elmore County, ID right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Elmore County, ID. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Elmore County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include Idaho Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Elmore County.
83337, 83623, 83633, 83647, 83648, 83716
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Power Co | 2.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | 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/16039 and /api/v1/counties/16039/history.