Power Outages in Owyhee County, ID
Idaho Power Co and Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.3 hours.
Owyhee County, ID is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/idaho/owyhee-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Owyhee County, ID". https://massoutage.com/idaho/owyhee-county
Idaho Power Co and Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~5,644 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Idaho Power Co, Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Owyhee 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83641 | 55 | 0 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 83628 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 83639 | 44 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 83624 | 21 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 83650 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83604 | ≤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 Owyhee County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Owyhee County right now.
Owyhee County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 14, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Fire Weather Watch ×3
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Flash Flood Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Owyhee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Owyhee County went about 4.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,332 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 4.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 3,286 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14 | 164 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 35 | 248 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 70 | 504 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 65 | 355 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 51 | 1,030 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 51 | 3,110 | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 78 | 1,704 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 88 | 1,677 | 6.6 |
| 2023 | 69 | 2,598 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 92 | 3,286 | 6.7 |
| 2025 | 86 | 3,332 | 4.3 |
Cost of power in Owyhee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Owyhee 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
- Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc10.2¢1,398 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 · 3.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Owyhee County: FAQ
- How often does Owyhee County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Owyhee County, ID logged 86 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Owyhee County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,332 customers without power, beginning April 18, 2025 and lasting about 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Owyhee County, ID right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Owyhee County, ID. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Owyhee County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include Idaho Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Owyhee County.
83604, 83624, 83627, 83628, 83639, 83641, 83650
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 | - |
| Raft Rural Elec Coop 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/16073 and /api/v1/counties/16073/history.