Power Outages in Multnomah County, OR
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 12 customers are without power in Multnomah County, OR across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.
Multnomah County, OR is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Outage started July 18, 2026 · peaked at 290 customers without power · still ongoing as of
No active NWS alerts for Multnomah County right now.
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.
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 |
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 6.2% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
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 12 customers are currently without power across 1 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 | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/41051 and /api/v1/counties/41051/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Oregon customers). Live data as of .