Power Outages in Lemhi County, ID
Is there a power outage in Lemhi County, ID right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, no outages are reported by Idaho Power Co in Lemhi County, ID. There is no live feed for Salmon River Electric Coop Inc.
Lemhi County, ID is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.0 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lemhi County, ID", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/idaho/lemhi-county
No active outages are reported by Idaho Power Co in Lemhi County.
No live feed for Salmon River Electric Coop Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Lemhi 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 Idaho Power Co and Salmon River Electric Coop Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~7,675 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Salmon River Electric Coop Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Salmon River Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Idaho Power Co reportsevery 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 Lemhi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83467 | 191 | ≤11 | 170 | ≤11 |
| 83464 | 16 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 83462 | 14 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 83469 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83466 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83463 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83253 | ≤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 Lemhi County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lemhi County right now.
Hardest-hit cities in Lemhi County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lemhi County went about 9.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,727 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 9.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 3,727 customers out) · decade average 9.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 | 3,727 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | 25 | 3,727 | 11.0 |
| 2017 | 37 | 1,280 | 5.0 |
| 2018 | 61 | 2,832 | 9.2 |
| 2019 | 88 | 3,727 | 7.3 |
| 2020 | 95 | 3,727 | 22.3 |
| 2021 | 59 | 747 | 4.8 |
| 2022 | 51 | 2,179 | 11.7 |
| 2023 | 63 | 3,727 | 6.7 |
| 2024 | 71 | 984 | 7.8 |
| 2025 | 88 | 2,113 | 9.0 |
Cost of power in Lemhi County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lemhi 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
- Salmon River Electric Coop Inc9.9¢2,426 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.
Relatively Moderate wildfire exposure · 9.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Lemhi County: FAQ
- How often does Lemhi County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lemhi County, ID logged 88 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lemhi County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,727 customers without power, beginning July 12, 2016 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Lemhi County, ID right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, no outages are reported by Idaho Power Co in Lemhi County, ID. There is no live feed for Salmon River Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lemhi County.
83253, 83462, 83463, 83464, 83465, 83466, 83467, 83468, 83469
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 Lemhi County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Idaho →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Power Co | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Salmon River Electric Coop Inc | 5.9 hrs | 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/16059 and /api/v1/counties/16059/history.