Power Outages in Polk County, OR
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Polk County, OR. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.0 hours.
Polk County, OR is served by 3 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Polk County.
No active NWS alerts for Polk County right now.
Hardest-hit cities in Polk County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Polk County went about 5.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 23,943 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 23,943 customers out) · decade average 7.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 45 | 1,331 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 42 | 2,484 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 220 | 4,706 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 427 | 7,677 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 715 | 2,984 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 567 | 10,496 | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 488 | 23,943 | 42.2 |
| 2022 | 502 | 15,895 | 7.8 |
| 2023 | 528 | 5,431 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | 516 | 10,951 | 8.5 |
| 2025 | 421 | 8,970 | 5.0 |
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 2.7% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 7.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Polk County: FAQ
- How often does Polk County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Polk County, OR logged 421 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Polk County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 23,943 customers without power, beginning February 12, 2021 and lasting about 11d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Polk County, OR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Polk County, OR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Polk County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include CONSUMERS POWER, INC, PACIFICORP, PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Polk County.
97304, 97338, 97344, 97351, 97361, 97371
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 ✓ | — |
| CONSUMERS POWER, INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/41053 and /api/v1/counties/41053/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Oregon customers).