Power Outages in Polk County, OR
PacifiCorp and Salem Electric - (OR) have not reported outages here, but they only publishactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Consumers Power, Inc and Portland General Electric Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and City of Monmouth - (OR). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.0 hours.
Polk County, OR is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/oregon/polk-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Polk County, OR". https://massoutage.com/oregon/polk-county
PacifiCorp and Salem Electric - (OR) only appearin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Consumers Power, Inc and Portland General Electric Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and City of Monmouth - (OR): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~42,162 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration, City of Monmouth - (OR). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: PacifiCorp, Salem Electric - (OR). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Consumers Power, Inc, Portland General Electric Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers Power, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PacifiCorp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Portland General Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Salem Electric - (OR) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Monmouth - (OR) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Polk 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97338 | 248 | ≤11 | 162 | ≤11 |
| 97304 | 222 | ≤11 | 125 | ≤11 |
| 97361 | 101 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤11 |
| 97351 | 74 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 97344 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97371 | ≤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 Polk County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Polk County right now.
Polk County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 13, 2026.
- Wind Advisory ×5
- Frost Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×1
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.
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 5.0 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Polk County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Polk 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
- Consumers Power, Inc13.9¢18,921 cust
- Salem Electric - (OR)10.9¢18,499 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 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, Salem Electric - (OR).
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 | 3.5 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Portland General Electric Co | 4.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Consumers Power, Inc | 12.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Salem Electric - (OR) | - | Outages only | - |
| City of Monmouth - (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/41053 and /api/v1/counties/41053/history.