Power Outages in Lake County, OR
PacifiCorp and Surprise Valley Electrification have not reported outages here, but they only publishactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Harney Electric Coop, Inc and Midstate Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.5 hours.
Lake County, OR is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/oregon/lake-county
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- Not available
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lake County, OR". https://massoutage.com/oregon/lake-county
PacifiCorp and Surprise Valley Electrification only appearin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Harney Electric Coop, Inc and Midstate Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Bonneville Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,216 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: PacifiCorp, Surprise Valley Electrification. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Harney Electric Coop, Inc, Midstate Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harney Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midstate Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PacifiCorp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Surprise Valley Electrification | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lake 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97630 | 95 | ≤11 | 90 | 0 |
| 97641 | 38 | 0 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 97638 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97735 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97640 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97637 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97636 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97635 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97620 | ≤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 Lake County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lake County right now.
Lake County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on September 17, 2026.
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Latest Lake County, OR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 26m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 549 customers out (11% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lake County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lake County went about 9.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,351 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 9.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 2,343 customers out) · decade average 3.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 44 | 125 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 65 | 1,640 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 93 | 226 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 87 | 499 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 65 | 2,341 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 86 | 715 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 98 | 716 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 265 | 2,343 | 19.7 |
| 2025 | 279 | 2,351 | 9.5 |
Cost of power in Lake County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lake 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
- Surprise Valley Electrification13.1¢1,215 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.
Relatively Moderate wildfire exposure · 3.8 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 Lake County: FAQ
- How often does Lake County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lake County, OR logged 279 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lake County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,351 customers without power, beginning February 2, 2025 and lasting about 8d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Lake County, OR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lake County, OR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lake County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include Midstate Electric Coop, Inc, PacifiCorp, Surprise Valley Electrification.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lake County.
97620, 97630, 97636, 97637, 97638, 97640, 97641, 97735
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 | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Harney Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Midstate Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Surprise Valley Electrification | - | Outages 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/41037 and /api/v1/counties/41037/history.