Power Outages in Lincoln County, ID
Idaho Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.0 hours.
Lincoln County, ID is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/idaho/lincoln-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lincoln County, ID". https://massoutage.com/idaho/lincoln-county
Idaho Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~6,692 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 Lincoln 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83347 | 56 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 83352 | 50 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 83349 | 17 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 83324 | ≤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 Lincoln County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lincoln County right now.
Lincoln County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 14, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Frost Advisory ×2
Latest Lincoln County, ID outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 133 customers out (5.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lincoln County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lincoln County went about 7.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,360 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 7.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 2,211 customers out) · decade average 7.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 749 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 31 | 950 | 4.1 |
| 2017 | 51 | 1,025 | 10.9 |
| 2018 | 182 | 2,211 | 15.2 |
| 2019 | 53 | 2,360 | 10.3 |
| 2020 | 39 | 1,036 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 64 | 1,098 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 64 | 1,889 | 10.4 |
| 2023 | 67 | 2,360 | 6.5 |
| 2024 | 53 | 2,360 | 6.2 |
| 2025 | 63 | 848 | 7.0 |
Cost of power in Lincoln County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lincoln 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 Moderate wildfire exposure · 7.2 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 Lincoln County: FAQ
- How often does Lincoln County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lincoln County, ID logged 63 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lincoln County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,360 customers without power, beginning April 19, 2019 and lasting about 2h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Lincoln County, ID right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lincoln County, ID. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lincoln County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include Idaho Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lincoln County.
83324, 83349, 83352
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/16063 and /api/v1/counties/16063/history.