Power Outages in Multnomah County, OR
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Multnomah County, OR across 2 reported incidents. Portland General Electric Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration, City of Cascade Locks - (OR) and Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.
Multnomah County, OR is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/oregon/multnomah-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Multnomah County, OR", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/oregon/multnomah-county
Not counted: no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration, City of Cascade Locks - (OR) and Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist.
0.0%of this county's ~415,400 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration, City of Cascade Locks - (OR), Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist. 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: Portland General Electric Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Portland General Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Cascade Locks - (OR) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Multnomah 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 (32)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97030 | 371 | ≤11 | 202 | ≤11 |
| 97230 | 323 | ≤11 | 188 | ≤11 |
| 97206 | 298 | ≤11 | 169 | ≤11 |
| 97080 | 267 | ≤11 | 167 | ≤11 |
| 97236 | 256 | ≤11 | 158 | ≤11 |
| 97233 | 245 | ≤11 | 155 | ≤11 |
| 97219 | 201 | ≤11 | 97 | ≤11 |
| 97220 | 194 | ≤11 | 104 | ≤11 |
| 97202 | 193 | ≤11 | 107 | ≤11 |
| 97266 | 192 | ≤11 | 109 | ≤11 |
| 97217 | 182 | ≤11 | 108 | ≤11 |
| 97211 | 175 | ≤11 | 99 | ≤11 |
| 97203 | 168 | ≤11 | 112 | ≤11 |
| 97209 | 150 | ≤11 | 83 | ≤11 |
| 97213 | 140 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 97212 | 134 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 97060 | 116 | 0 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 97216 | 110 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 97024 | 100 | ≤11 | 67 | ≤11 |
| 97214 | 96 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 97232 | 79 | ≤11 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 97201 | 78 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 97218 | 69 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 97215 | 68 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 97239 | 67 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 97221 | 67 | ≤11 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 97205 | 67 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 97210 | 66 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 97227 | 39 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 97231 | 31 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 97204 | 27 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97019 | 23 | 0 | 16 | ≤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 Multnomah County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Multnomah County right now.
Multnomah County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 13, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×7
- Wind Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Multnomah County, OR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,832 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Multnomah 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 Multnomah Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Multnomah County went about 3.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 125,115 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 3.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 123,419 customers out) · decade average 7.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 538 | 20,515 | 2.9 |
| 2016 | 523 | 28,599 | 3.2 |
| 2017 | 211 | 17,619 | 5.0 |
| 2018 | 300 | 36,180 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 543 | 22,491 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 799 | 53,768 | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 835 | 125,115 | 20.2 |
| 2022 | 532 | 67,481 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 566 | 11,190 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 524 | 123,419 | 22.3 |
| 2025 | 692 | 18,495 | 3.6 |
Cost of power in Multnomah County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Multnomah 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.
- Portland General Electric Co18.8¢840,457 cust
- PacifiCorp15.2¢552,756 cust
- Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist9.7¢16,430 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 ice storms exposure · 7.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Multnomah County: FAQ
- How often does Multnomah County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Multnomah County, OR logged 692 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Multnomah County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 125,115 customers without power, beginning February 11, 2021 and lasting about 13d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Multnomah County, OR right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Multnomah County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include PacifiCorp, Portland General Electric Co.
Portland, Gresham. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Multnomah County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Multnomah County.
97019, 97024, 97030, 97060, 97080, 97201, 97202, 97203, 97204, 97205, 97206, 97208, 97209, 97210, 97211, 97212, 97213, 97214, 97215, 97216, 97217, 97218, 97219, 97220, 97221, 97227, 97230, 97231, 97232, 97233, 97236, 97239, 97258, 97266
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 | - |
| Portland General Electric Co | 4.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist | 2.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Cascade Locks - (OR) | - | 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/41051 and /api/v1/counties/41051/history. Live data as of .