Power Outages in Lewis County, ID
Avista Corp has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Clearwater Power Company and Idaho County L&P Coop Assn, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.2 hours.
Lewis County, ID is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/idaho/lewis-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lewis County, ID". https://massoutage.com/idaho/lewis-county
Avista Corp only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Clearwater Power Company and Idaho County L&P Coop Assn, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~11,214 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Avista Corp. 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avista Corp | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lewis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83555 | 29 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 83543 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 83523 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Lewis County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lewis County right now.
Hardest-hit cities in Lewis County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lewis County went about 16.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,808 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 16.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 1,808 customers out) · decade average 11.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 446 | 1,808 | 40.6 |
| 2016 | 81 | 659 | 5.0 |
| 2017 | 123 | 1,808 | 21.2 |
| 2018 | 104 | 926 | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 436 | 1,215 | 9.7 |
| 2020 | 351 | 461 | 6.8 |
| 2021 | 65 | 631 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | 89 | 835 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 73 | 850 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 67 | 1,007 | 4.7 |
| 2025 | 103 | 1,076 | 16.2 |
Cost of power in Lewis County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lewis 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.
- Avista Corp11.8¢129,181 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 Low wildfire exposure · 11.1 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 Lewis County: FAQ
- How often does Lewis County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lewis County, ID logged 103 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 16.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lewis County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,808 customers without power, beginning August 6, 2015 and lasting about 5h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Lewis County, ID right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lewis County, ID. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lewis County.
83523, 83543
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avista Corp | 7.9 hrs | 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/16061 and /api/v1/counties/16061/history.