Power Outages in Valley County, ID
Idaho Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 33.7 hours.
Valley County, ID is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/idaho/valley-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Valley County, ID". https://massoutage.com/idaho/valley-county
Idaho Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~10,754 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 Valley 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83638 | 92 | 0 | 79 | ≤11 |
| 83611 | 61 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 83615 | 28 | 0 | 22 | 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 Valley County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Valley County right now.
Valley County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flash Flood Watch on September 19, 2026.
- Fire Weather Watch ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Flash Flood Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Valley County, ID outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6d 9h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 956 customers out (16% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 296 customers out (4.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 114 customers out (1.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 883 customers out (15% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Valley County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Valley County went about 33.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,992 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 33.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 5,992 customers out) · decade average 13.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12 | 1,251 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 47 | 2,822 | 5.6 |
| 2017 | 91 | 5,587 | 16.6 |
| 2018 | 63 | 1,812 | 5.9 |
| 2019 | 75 | 4,078 | 11.5 |
| 2020 | 91 | 5,992 | 12.0 |
| 2021 | 114 | 3,913 | 10.7 |
| 2022 | 123 | 3,942 | 6.3 |
| 2023 | 119 | 5,992 | 10.3 |
| 2024 | 122 | 5,992 | 35.1 |
| 2025 | 135 | 5,992 | 33.7 |
Cost of power in Valley County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Valley 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 · 13.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Valley County: FAQ
- How often does Valley County, ID lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Valley County, ID logged 135 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 33.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Valley County, ID?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,992 customers without power, beginning June 7, 2020 and lasting about 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Valley County, ID right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Valley County, ID. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Valley County, ID?
- Tracked electric providers include Idaho Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Valley County.
83611, 83615, 83638, 83677
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/16085 and /api/v1/counties/16085/history.