Power Outages in Jefferson County, ID
Is there a power outage in Jefferson County, ID right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, no outages are reported by Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc and PacifiCorp in Jefferson County, ID. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration.
Jefferson County, ID is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.3 hours.
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- URL
- https://massoutage.com/idaho/jefferson-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jefferson County, ID", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/idaho/jefferson-county
No active outages are reported by Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc and PacifiCorp in Jefferson County.
No live feed for Bonneville Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Jefferson County, ID
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for PacifiCorp, Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc and Bonneville Power Administration; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
6.4%of this county's ~10,239 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 654 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| PacifiCorp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc and PacifiCorp reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jefferson 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83442 | 452 | ≤11 | 421 | ≤11 |
| 83434 | 30 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 83444 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 83431 | 24 | ≤11 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 83450 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83435 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83425 | ≤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 Jefferson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jefferson County right now.
Jefferson County has been under 40 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 14, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Flash Flood Warning ×7
- Freeze Warning ×5
- Flood Watch ×5
- Frost Advisory ×5
Latest Jefferson County, ID outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 183 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 138 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 61 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 568 customers out (6.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
Hardest-hit cities in Jefferson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jefferson County went about 6.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,995 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 6.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 8,995 customers out) · decade average 5.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 252 | 1,697 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 520 | 2,531 | 4.2 |
| 2019 | 787 | 5,030 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 681 | 8,995 | 10.5 |
| 2021 | 578 | 3,630 | 4.2 |
| 2022 | 606 | 2,635 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 602 | 2,992 | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 630 | 5,191 | 8.7 |
| 2025 | 613 | 3,219 | 6.3 |
Cost of power in Jefferson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jefferson 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
- Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc11.1¢15,952 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 that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
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 winter weather exposure · 5.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Jefferson County: FAQ
- How often does Jefferson County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jefferson County, ID logged 613 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jefferson County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,995 customers without power, beginning January 24, 2020 and lasting about 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Jefferson County, ID right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, no outages are reported by Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc and PacifiCorp in Jefferson County, ID. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration.
- Which utilities serve Jefferson County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include PacifiCorp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jefferson County.
83425, 83431, 83434, 83435, 83442, 83444, 83450
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Jefferson County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Idaho →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | 3.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc | 0.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| 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/16051 and /api/v1/counties/16051/history.