Power Outages in Shoshone 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 publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Avista Corp,avista and Bonneville Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 52.8 hours.
Shoshone County, ID is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/idaho/shoshone-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Shoshone County, ID". https://massoutage.com/idaho/shoshone-county
Avista Corp only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Clearwater Power Company publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Avista Corp,avista and Bonneville Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~19,148 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Avista Corp,avista, Bonneville Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
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.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Avista Corp,avista | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Shoshone 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83850 | 56 | 0 | 48 | ≤11 |
| 83837 | 48 | 0 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 83873 | 38 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 83849 | 35 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 83839 | 30 | 0 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 83868 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 83874 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83867 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83846 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83812 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 83808 | ≤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 Shoshone County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Shoshone County right now.
Shoshone County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 12, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Shoshone County, ID outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 14, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 463 customers out (5.5% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 128 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Shoshone County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Shoshone County went about 52.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,461 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 52.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 8,461 customers out) · decade average 18.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 294 | 8,461 | 28.8 |
| 2016 | 253 | 2,853 | 4.1 |
| 2017 | 254 | 5,654 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 305 | 2,199 | 5.0 |
| 2019 | 385 | 1,750 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 276 | 1,882 | 9.0 |
| 2021 | 237 | 8,461 | 67.5 |
| 2022 | 247 | 2,592 | 8.4 |
| 2023 | 279 | 3,613 | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 226 | 4,297 | 9.6 |
| 2025 | 209 | 8,461 | 52.8 |
Cost of power in Shoshone County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Shoshone 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 Moderate winter weather exposure · 18.0 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 Shoshone County: FAQ
- How often does Shoshone County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Shoshone County, ID logged 209 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 52.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Shoshone County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,461 customers without power, beginning December 17, 2025 and lasting about 5d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Shoshone County, ID right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Shoshone County, ID. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Shoshone County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include Avista Corp, Avista Corp,avista.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Shoshone County.
83802, 83808, 83812, 83837, 83839, 83846, 83849, 83850, 83867, 83868, 83873, 83874
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 | |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Avista Corp,avista | - | No live feed | - |
| Clearwater Power Company | - | 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/16079 and /api/v1/counties/16079/history.