Power Outages in Nez Perce County, ID
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Nez Perce County, ID. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.5 hours.
Nez Perce County, ID is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Nez Perce County.
No active NWS alerts for Nez Perce County right now.
Nez Perce County has been under 85 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on August 27, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×45
- Heat Advisory ×21
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Red Flag Warning ×4
- Fire Weather Watch ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Nez Perce County, ID outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated August 25, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,333 customers out (12% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 32m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated August 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated August 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,899 customers out (9.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
Hardest-hit cities in Nez Perce County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Nez Perce County went about 11.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,627 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 7,496 customers out) · decade average 3.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 80 | 784 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 423 | 2,146 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 427 | 9,627 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 439 | 1,974 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 610 | 1,798 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 488 | 1,205 | 3.0 |
| 2021 | 344 | 6,462 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 327 | 4,294 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 341 | 7,569 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | 290 | 4,772 | 6.2 |
| 2025 | 298 | 7,496 | 11.5 |
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 29.9% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Moderate wildfire exposure · 3.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Nez Perce County: FAQ
- How often does Nez Perce County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Nez Perce County, ID logged 298 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Nez Perce County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,627 customers without power, beginning April 7, 2017 and lasting about 15h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Nez Perce County, ID right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Nez Perce County, ID. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Nez Perce County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include Avista Corp,avista, CLEARWATER POWER COMPANY.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Nez Perce County.
83501, 83524, 83535, 83540, 83541, 83545, 83548, 83555
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 ✓ | — |
| CLEARWATER POWER COMPANY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/16069 and /api/v1/counties/16069/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Idaho customers).