Power Outages in Benton County, OR
PacifiCorp has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Consumers Power, Inc and Emerald People's Utility Dist publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
Benton County, OR is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/oregon/benton-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Benton County, OR". https://massoutage.com/oregon/benton-county
PacifiCorp only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Consumers Power, Inc and Emerald People's Utility Dist publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~49,223 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: PacifiCorp. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Consumers Power, Inc, Emerald People's Utility Dist.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers Power, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Emerald People's Utility Dist | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PacifiCorp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Benton 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97330 | 246 | ≤11 | 133 | ≤11 |
| 97333 | 176 | ≤11 | 97 | ≤11 |
| 97370 | 79 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 97456 | 31 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 97324 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 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 Benton County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Benton County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Benton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Corvallisno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Benton County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,540 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 4.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 11,284 customers out) · decade average 3.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 253 | 9,050 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 573 | 4,015 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 730 | 2,005 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 645 | 9,426 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 642 | 11,284 | 9.5 |
| 2022 | 599 | 8,096 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 667 | 4,435 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 574 | 18,540 | 6.8 |
| 2025 | 625 | 12,902 | 4.8 |
Cost of power in Benton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Benton 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.
- PacifiCorp15.2¢552,756 cust
- Emerald People's Utility Dist11.5¢19,946 cust
- Consumers Power, Inc13.9¢18,921 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.
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 3.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Benton County: FAQ
- How often does Benton County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Benton County, OR logged 625 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Benton County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,540 customers without power, beginning January 13, 2024 and lasting about 6d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Benton County, OR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Benton County, OR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Benton County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include Consumers Power, Inc, PacifiCorp.
Corvallis. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Benton County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Benton County.
97324, 97330, 97331, 97333, 97370, 97456
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | 3.5 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Consumers Power, Inc | 12.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Emerald People's Utility Dist | - | 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/41003 and /api/v1/counties/41003/history.