Power Outages in Josephine County, OR
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Josephine County, OR across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.5 hours.
Josephine County, OR is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Josephine County right now.
Latest Josephine County, OR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,681 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 657 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Josephine County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Josephine Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Josephine County went about 11.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 44,152 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 10,816 customers out) · decade average 7.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 297 | 2,872 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 651 | 42,716 | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 773 | 3,774 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 777 | 10,816 | 11.5 |
| 2021 | 802 | 44,152 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 772 | 12,394 | 10.2 |
| 2023 | 710 | 15,594 | 7.9 |
| 2024 | 719 | 4,463 | 9.6 |
| 2025 | 601 | 13,635 | 11.5 |
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 92.8% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively High wildfire exposure · 7.1 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 Josephine County: FAQ
- How often does Josephine County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Josephine County, OR logged 601 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Josephine County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 44,152 customers without power, beginning September 22, 2021 and lasting about 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Josephine County, OR right now?
- Yes — about 3 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Josephine County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include PACIFICORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Josephine County.
97497, 97523, 97526, 97527, 97531, 97532, 97534, 97538, 97543, 97544
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/41033 and /api/v1/counties/41033/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Oregon customers). Live data as of .