Power Outages in Minidoka County, ID
Idaho Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Burley - (ID), City of Heyburn - (ID), City of Minidoka - (ID), City of Rupert - (ID), East End Mutual Elec Co Ltd, Farmers Electric Company, Ltd - (ID), Riverside Electric Cooperative and United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.5 hours.
Minidoka County, ID is served by 9 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/idaho/minidoka-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Minidoka County, ID". https://massoutage.com/idaho/minidoka-county
Idaho Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Burley - (ID), City of Heyburn - (ID), City of Minidoka - (ID), City of Rupert - (ID), East End Mutual Elec Co Ltd, Farmers Electric Company, Ltd - (ID), Riverside Electric Cooperative and United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~14,549 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Burley - (ID), City of Heyburn - (ID), City of Minidoka - (ID), City of Rupert - (ID), East End Mutual Elec Co Ltd, Farmers Electric Company, Ltd - (ID), Riverside Electric Cooperative, United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Burley - (ID) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Heyburn - (ID) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Minidoka - (ID) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Rupert - (ID) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| East End Mutual Elec Co Ltd | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Farmers Electric Company, Ltd - (ID) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Riverside Electric Cooperative | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Minidoka 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83350 | 241 | ≤11 | 224 | 0 |
| 83336 | 122 | ≤11 | 110 | 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 Minidoka County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Minidoka County right now.
Minidoka County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 14, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Red Flag Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Minidoka County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Minidoka County went about 0.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,680 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 0.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 695 customers out) · decade average 0.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11 | 288 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 42 | 695 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 53 | 947 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 48 | 333 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 29 | 6,680 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 27 | 727 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | 36 | 727 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 47 | 748 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | 36 | 266 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 41 | 1,733 | 0.7 |
| 2025 | 32 | 519 | 0.5 |
Cost of power in Minidoka County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Minidoka 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
- United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID)8.5¢5,169 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 winter weather exposure · 0.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Minidoka County: FAQ
- How often does Minidoka County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Minidoka County, ID logged 32 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Minidoka County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,680 customers without power, beginning October 20, 2019 and lasting about 2h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Minidoka County, ID right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Minidoka County, ID. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Minidoka County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include Idaho Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Minidoka County.
83336, 83347, 83350
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 | - |
| United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID) | 3.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
| City of Burley - (ID) | - | No live feed | - |
| East End Mutual Elec Co Ltd | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Rupert - (ID) | - | No live feed | - |
| Riverside Electric Cooperative | - | No live feed | - |
| Farmers Electric Company, Ltd - (ID) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Heyburn - (ID) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Minidoka - (ID) | - | 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/16067 and /api/v1/counties/16067/history.