Power Outages in Jerome County, ID
Idaho Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.0 hours.
Jerome County, ID is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/idaho/jerome-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jerome County, ID". https://massoutage.com/idaho/jerome-county
Idaho Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~12,043 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jerome 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83338 | 331 | ≤11 | 294 | ≤11 |
| 83335 | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 83325 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 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 Jerome County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jerome County right now.
Jerome County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 14, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Flash Flood Watch ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Jerome County, ID outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,802 customers out (15% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 355 customers out (2.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Jerome County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jerome County went about 3.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,206 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 3.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 8,971 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19 | 299 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 44 | 1,752 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 80 | 8,971 | 8.1 |
| 2018 | 80 | 1,470 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 72 | 5,017 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 93 | 3,095 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 130 | 1,910 | 2.2 |
| 2022 | 177 | 10,206 | 5.5 |
| 2023 | 127 | 5,582 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 144 | 5,945 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 112 | 1,656 | 3.0 |
Cost of power in Jerome County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jerome 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 winter weather exposure · 3.3 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 Jerome County: FAQ
- How often does Jerome County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jerome County, ID logged 112 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jerome County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,206 customers without power, beginning November 7, 2022 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Jerome County, ID right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jerome County, ID. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Jerome County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include Idaho Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jerome County.
83325, 83335, 83338
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 | - |
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/16053 and /api/v1/counties/16053/history.