Power Outages in Columbia County, OR
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Columbia County, OR. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Columbia County, OR is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Columbia County.
No active NWS alerts for Columbia County right now.
Columbia County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on August 6, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×17
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- 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.
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 |
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 PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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 | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/41009 and /api/v1/counties/41009/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Oregon customers).