Power Outages in Marion County, OR
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 38 customers are without power in Marion County, OR across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.4 hours.
Marion County, OR is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active NWS alerts for Marion County right now.
Marion County has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently — most recently a Red Flag Warning on July 15, 2026.
- Red Flag Warning ×1
Latest Marion County, OR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 46m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 12, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 743 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Marion 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 Marion Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Marion County went about 11.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 117,645 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 117,645 customers out) · decade average 16.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 306 | 9,980 | 3.5 |
| 2016 | 302 | 7,766 | 3.6 |
| 2017 | 377 | 19,325 | 8.4 |
| 2018 | 520 | 5,132 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 683 | 9,291 | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 621 | 9,076 | 12.3 |
| 2021 | 531 | 117,645 | 118.3 |
| 2022 | 592 | 20,242 | 8.1 |
| 2023 | 654 | 4,020 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 544 | 8,155 | 6.5 |
| 2025 | 512 | 51,158 | 11.4 |
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 0.7% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 16.7 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 Marion County: FAQ
- How often does Marion County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Marion County, OR logged 512 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Marion County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 117,645 customers without power, beginning February 11, 2021 and lasting about 15d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Marion County, OR right now?
- Yes — about 38 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Marion County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include PACIFICORP, PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
Salem. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Marion County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Marion County.
97002, 97020, 97026, 97032, 97071, 97137, 97301, 97302, 97303, 97305, 97306, 97310, 97317, 97325, 97342, 97346, 97352, 97358, 97362, 97373, 97375, 97381, 97383, 97384, 97385, 97392
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PACIFICORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/41047 and /api/v1/counties/41047/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Oregon customers). Live data as of .