Power Outages in Idaho County, ID
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 87 customers are without power in Idaho County, ID across 1 reported incident. Clearwater Power Company, Idaho County L&P Coop Assn, Inc and Idaho Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Missoula Electric Coop, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 25.4 hours.
Idaho County, ID is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/idaho/idaho-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Idaho County, ID", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/idaho/idaho-county
Not counted: no live feed for Missoula Electric Coop, Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~6,521 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Missoula Electric Coop, Inc. 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, Idaho County L&P Coop Assn, Inc, Idaho Power Co.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Idaho County L&P Coop Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Idaho Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Missoula Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Idaho 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83530 | 111 | ≤11 | 96 | 0 |
| 83536 | 93 | 0 | 82 | ≤11 |
| 83539 | 43 | ≤11 | 39 | 0 |
| 83552 | 38 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 83522 | 35 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 83549 | 28 | 0 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 83554 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 83547 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83533 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83526 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83525 | ≤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 Idaho County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Idaho County right now.
Latest Idaho County, ID outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 30m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 76 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 706 customers out (7.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 39m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,772 customers out (27% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Idaho County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Idaho Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Idaho County went about 25.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,938 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 25.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 6,938 customers out) · decade average 9.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 264 | 2,426 | 7.5 |
| 2016 | 151 | 1,122 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 177 | 1,403 | 9.6 |
| 2018 | 171 | 1,214 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | 522 | 4,060 | 8.3 |
| 2020 | 435 | 3,520 | 11.7 |
| 2021 | 175 | 6,202 | 13.7 |
| 2022 | 212 | 1,510 | 7.5 |
| 2023 | 171 | 1,296 | 8.3 |
| 2024 | 162 | 2,486 | 7.6 |
| 2025 | 178 | 6,938 | 25.4 |
Cost of power in Idaho County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Idaho 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
- Avista Corp11.8¢129,181 cust
- Missoula Electric Coop, Inc10.5¢44 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 High wildfire exposure · 9.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Idaho County: FAQ
- How often does Idaho County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Idaho County, ID logged 178 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 25.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Idaho County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,938 customers without power, beginning February 5, 2025 and lasting about 1d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Idaho County, ID right now?
- Yes, about 87 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Idaho County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include Avista Corp, Avista Corp,avista, Idaho County L&P Coop Assn, Inc, Idaho Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Idaho County.
83522, 83525, 83526, 83530, 83533, 83536, 83539, 83542, 83547, 83549, 83552, 83554
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 | - |
| Avista Corp | 7.9 hrs | Outages only | |
| Missoula Electric Coop, Inc | 22.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Avista Corp,avista | - | Outages only | - |
| Clearwater Power Company | - | Live · total only | - |
| Idaho County L&P Coop Assn, Inc | - | 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/16049 and /api/v1/counties/16049/history. Live data as of .