Power Outages in Baker County, OR
Idaho Power Co has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Oregon Trail El Cons Coop, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.7 hours.
Baker County, OR is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/oregon/baker-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Baker County, OR". https://massoutage.com/oregon/baker-county
Idaho Power Co only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Oregon Trail El Cons Coop, Inc publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Bonneville Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~10,349 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Idaho Power Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Oregon Trail El Cons Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Power Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oregon Trail El Cons Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Baker 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97814 | 245 | ≤11 | 206 | ≤11 |
| 97907 | 29 | 0 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 97833 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 97870 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 97905 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97884 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97840 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97837 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97834 | ≤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 Baker County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Baker County right now.
Baker County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Baker County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Baker County went about 4.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,864 customers.
The US EIA reports Oregon utilities averaged 4.3 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 4.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 8,603 customers out) · decade average 4.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 147 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 30 | 1,795 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 107 | 2,016 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 253 | 5,460 | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 223 | 8,813 | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 214 | 1,031 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 237 | 8,864 | 6.4 |
| 2024 | 267 | 8,603 | 10.2 |
| 2025 | 232 | 1,369 | 4.7 |
Cost of power in Baker County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Baker 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.
- Oregon Trail El Cons Coop, Inc11.0¢25,995 cust
- Idaho Power Co11.9¢14,179 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 · 4.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Baker County: FAQ
- How often does Baker County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Baker County, OR logged 232 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Baker County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,864 customers without power, beginning November 26, 2023 and lasting about 4h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Baker County, OR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Baker County, OR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Baker County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include Oregon Trail El Cons Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Baker County.
97814, 97819, 97833, 97834, 97837, 97840, 97870, 97884, 97905, 97907
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 | Outages only | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Oregon Trail El Cons 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 Oregon customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/41001 and /api/v1/counties/41001/history.