Power Outages in Morrow County, OR
PacifiCorp has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Umatilla Electric Coop Assn publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
Morrow County, OR is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/oregon/morrow-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Morrow County, OR". https://massoutage.com/oregon/morrow-county
PacifiCorp only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Umatilla Electric Coop Assn publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~11,063 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration, Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc. 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: Umatilla Electric Coop Assn.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Umatilla Electric Coop Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Morrow 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97844 | 39 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 97836 | 23 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 97818 | 20 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 97843 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97839 | ≤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 Morrow County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Morrow County right now.
Morrow County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Morrow County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Morrow County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,304 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 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 4,304 customers out) · decade average 2.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 119 | 1,337 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 141 | 1,412 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 302 | 912 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 250 | 4,304 | 9.8 |
| 2021 | 159 | 162 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 249 | 1,990 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 272 | 1,764 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 257 | 1,423 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | 254 | 1,716 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Morrow County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Morrow 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
- Umatilla Electric Coop Assn10.1¢12,784 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 ice storms exposure · 2.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Morrow County: FAQ
- How often does Morrow County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Morrow County, OR logged 254 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Morrow County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,304 customers without power, beginning May 30, 2020 and lasting about 4d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Morrow County, OR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Morrow County, OR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Morrow County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include PacifiCorp, Umatilla Electric Coop Assn.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Morrow County.
97818, 97836, 97839, 97843, 97844
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 | - |
| Umatilla Electric Coop Assn | 2.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
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/41049 and /api/v1/counties/41049/history.