Power Outages in Deschutes County, OR
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Deschutes County, OR. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Deschutes County, OR is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Deschutes County.
No active NWS alerts for Deschutes County right now.
Deschutes County has been under 98 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on September 1, 2026.
- Red Flag Warning ×47
- Air Quality Alert ×21
- Special Weather Statement ×14
- Heat Advisory ×8
- Fire Weather Watch ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Latest Deschutes County, OR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 57m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated August 26, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 969 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,204 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 595 customers out (0.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 56m
Hardest-hit cities in Deschutes County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Bendno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Deschutes County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 38,705 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 38,705 customers out) · decade average 1.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 454 | 5,356 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 714 | 11,167 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 740 | 3,941 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 580 | 4,931 | 2.7 |
| 2021 | 784 | 12,480 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 753 | 34,638 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 669 | 18,382 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 707 | 17,532 | 2.3 |
| 2025 | 699 | 38,705 | 2.9 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 68.7% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively High wildfire exposure · 1.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Deschutes County: FAQ
- How often does Deschutes County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Deschutes County, OR logged 699 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Deschutes County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 38,705 customers without power, beginning September 8, 2025 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Deschutes County, OR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Deschutes County, OR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Deschutes County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include PACIFICORP.
Bend. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Deschutes County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Deschutes County.
97701, 97702, 97703, 97707, 97709, 97712, 97739, 97756, 97760
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PACIFICORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/41017 and /api/v1/counties/41017/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Oregon customers).