Power Outages in Gilliam County, OR
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Gilliam County, OR. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.4 hours.
Gilliam County, OR is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Gilliam County.
No active NWS alerts for Gilliam County right now.
Gilliam County has been under 137 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on August 25, 2026.
- Red Flag Warning ×72
- Fire Weather Watch ×23
- Heat Advisory ×17
- Wind Advisory ×12
- Air Quality Alert ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×4
Hardest-hit cities in Gilliam County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gilliam County went about 6.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 583 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 535 customers out) · decade average 2.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 20 | 548 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 81 | 422 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 70 | 280 | 3.8 |
| 2021 | 33 | 42 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 44 | 197 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 536 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 40 | 535 | 6.4 |
| 2025 | 38 | 567 | 6.4 |
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 98.7% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Low wildfire exposure · 2.6 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 Gilliam County: FAQ
- How often does Gilliam County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gilliam County, OR logged 38 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gilliam County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 583 customers without power, beginning July 16, 2026 and lasting about 3h 12m.
- Is there a power outage in Gilliam County, OR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Gilliam County, OR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Gilliam County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include PACIFICORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gilliam County.
97812, 97823
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/41021 and /api/v1/counties/41021/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Oregon customers).