Power Outages in Malheur County, OR
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Harney Electric Coop, Inc and Idaho Power Co in Malheur County, OR. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.0 hours.
Malheur County, OR is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/oregon/malheur-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Malheur County, OR", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/oregon/malheur-county
No active outages are reported by Harney Electric Coop, Inc and Idaho Power Co in Malheur County.
1.0%of this county's ~20,191 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harney Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 201 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Idaho Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Harney Electric Coop, Inc and Idaho Power Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Malheur 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97914 | 307 | ≤11 | 260 | ≤11 |
| 97918 | 89 | ≤11 | 74 | ≤11 |
| 97913 | 85 | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 97910 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 97917 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97909 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97906 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97903 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97902 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97901 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Malheur County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Malheur County right now.
Malheur County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 13, 2026.
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Malheur County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Malheur County went about 3.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,164 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 3.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,267 customers out) · decade average 2.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 51 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 52 | 2,108 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 66 | 963 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 80 | 18,164 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 128 | 3,045 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 108 | 3,063 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 132 | 3,282 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 185 | 4,267 | 6.2 |
| 2025 | 142 | 4,899 | 3.0 |
Cost of power in Malheur County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Malheur 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.
- Idaho Power Co11.9¢14,179 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 · 2.1 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 Malheur County: FAQ
- How often does Malheur County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Malheur County, OR logged 142 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Malheur County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,164 customers without power, beginning January 16, 2020 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Malheur County, OR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Malheur County, OR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Malheur County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include Idaho Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Malheur County.
89421, 97901, 97902, 97903, 97906, 97908, 97909, 97910, 97911, 97913, 97914, 97917, 97918, 97920
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Power Co | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Harney Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/41045 and /api/v1/counties/41045/history.