Power Outages in Columbia County, OR
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist, West Oregon Electric Coop Inc and Portland General Electric Co in Columbia County, OR. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Columbia County, OR is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/oregon/columbia-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Columbia County, OR", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/oregon/columbia-county
No active outages are reported by Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist, West Oregon Electric Coop Inc and Portland General Electric Co in Columbia County.
No live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
26%of this county's ~26,149 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration, Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist | Live · county | 0 | 4,429 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| West Oregon Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 2,466 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Portland General Electric Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist, West Oregon Electric Coop Inc and Portland General Electric Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Columbia 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97051 | 159 | ≤11 | 105 | ≤11 |
| 97056 | 127 | ≤11 | 86 | ≤11 |
| 97048 | 90 | ≤11 | 60 | 0 |
| 97016 | 69 | ≤11 | 51 | 0 |
| 97053 | 33 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 97064 | 30 | 0 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 97018 | 23 | ≤11 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 97054 | 18 | 0 | 13 | ≤11 |
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 Columbia County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Columbia County right now.
Columbia County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 13, 2026.
- Wind Advisory ×5
- Frost Advisory ×4
- High Wind Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Columbia County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Columbia County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 82 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 0.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 74 customers out) · decade average 0.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 41 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 41 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 17 | 49 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 82 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 48 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 29 | 74 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 21 | 55 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 79 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 66 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Columbia County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Columbia 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.
- Portland General Electric Co18.8¢840,457 cust
- Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist9.7¢16,430 cust
- Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist7.6¢3,774 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 Low ice storms exposure · 0.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Columbia County: FAQ
- How often does Columbia County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Columbia County, OR logged 5 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Columbia County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 82 customers without power, beginning April 14, 2020 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Columbia County, OR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Columbia County, OR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Columbia County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist, Portland General Electric Co, West Oregon Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Columbia County.
97016, 97018, 97048, 97051, 97053, 97054, 97056, 97064
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland General Electric Co | 4.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist | 2.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist | 6.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| West Oregon Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/41009 and /api/v1/counties/41009/history.