Power Outages in Kootenai County, ID
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Kootenai County, ID. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.8 hours.
Kootenai County, ID is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Kootenai County.
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Kootenai County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Red Flag Warning ×5
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- Heat Advisory ×2
Latest Kootenai County, ID outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 12m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 12, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,715 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Kootenai County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Coeur d'Aleneno active outage
- Post Fallsno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kootenai County went about 6.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 27,135 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 24,557 customers out) · decade average 3.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 623 | 27,135 | 9.9 |
| 2016 | 707 | 1,776 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 654 | 5,939 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 672 | 2,969 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 740 | 12,065 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 642 | 6,314 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 595 | 24,557 | 14.0 |
| 2022 | 597 | 6,632 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 608 | 9,581 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 612 | 9,415 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 651 | 22,012 | 6.8 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 2.1% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 3.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Kootenai County: FAQ
- How often does Kootenai County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kootenai County, ID logged 651 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kootenai County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 27,135 customers without power, beginning November 17, 2015 and lasting about 1d.
- Is there a power outage in Kootenai County, ID right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Kootenai County, ID. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Kootenai County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include Avista Corp,avista, NORTHERN LIGHTS, INC.
Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Kootenai County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kootenai County.
83801, 83810, 83814, 83815, 83833, 83835, 83842, 83854, 83858, 83869, 83876
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avista Corp,avista | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS, INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/16055 and /api/v1/counties/16055/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Idaho customers).