Power Outages in Klamath County, OR
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 13 customers are without power in Klamath County, OR across 2 reported incidents. Midstate Electric Coop, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.3 hours.
Klamath County, OR is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/oregon/klamath-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Klamath County, OR", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/oregon/klamath-county
Not counted: no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
0.0%of this county's ~40,071 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: PacifiCorp. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Midstate Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midstate Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PacifiCorp | Outages only | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Klamath 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97603 | 731 | ≤11 | 670 | 0 |
| 97601 | 481 | 0 | 432 | ≤11 |
| 97624 | 97 | ≤11 | 86 | ≤11 |
| 97623 | 70 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 97627 | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 97633 | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 97632 | 24 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 97733 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 97737 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 97639 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 97731 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 97625 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
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 Klamath County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Klamath County right now.
Klamath County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
Latest Klamath County, OR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 35m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 690 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,531 customers out (3.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 30m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 405 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Klamath 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 Klamath Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Klamath County went about 11.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 31,042 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 11.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 10,709 customers out) · decade average 4.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 302 | 6,616 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 672 | 14,117 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 879 | 4,422 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 748 | 2,059 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 761 | 6,784 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 774 | 31,042 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 753 | 21,109 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | 780 | 8,182 | 10.8 |
| 2025 | 733 | 10,709 | 11.3 |
Cost of power in Klamath County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Klamath 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.
- PacifiCorp15.2¢552,756 cust
- Midstate Electric Coop, Inc11.9¢18,875 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.
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 4.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Klamath County: FAQ
- How often does Klamath County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Klamath County, OR logged 733 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Klamath County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 31,042 customers without power, beginning June 6, 2022 and lasting about 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Klamath County, OR right now?
- Yes, about 13 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Klamath County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include Midstate Electric Coop, Inc, PacifiCorp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Klamath County.
97601, 97603, 97604, 97621, 97622, 97623, 97624, 97625, 97626, 97627, 97632, 97633, 97634, 97639, 97731, 97733, 97737
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | 3.5 hrs | Outages only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Midstate Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
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/41035 and /api/v1/counties/41035/history. Live data as of .