Power Outages in Sherman County, OR
PacifiCorp has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration, Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc and Wasco Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.1 hours.
Sherman County, OR is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/oregon/sherman-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sherman County, OR". https://massoutage.com/oregon/sherman-county
PacifiCorp only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for Bonneville Power Administration, Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc and Wasco Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~1,795 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, Wasco Electric Coop, 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wasco Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Sherman 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97065 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97050 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97039 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97029 | ≤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 Sherman County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sherman County right now.
Sherman County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Sherman County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sherman County went about 13.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,025 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 13.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,025 customers out) · decade average 5.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18 | 474 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 31 | 990 | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 66 | 554 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 70 | 991 | 11.6 |
| 2021 | 47 | 480 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 71 | 286 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 63 | 1,006 | 6.5 |
| 2024 | 55 | 1,006 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 57 | 1,025 | 13.1 |
Cost of power in Sherman County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sherman 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
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 wildfire exposure · 5.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Sherman County: FAQ
- How often does Sherman County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sherman County, OR logged 57 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sherman County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,025 customers without power, beginning October 5, 2025 and lasting about 4h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Sherman County, OR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sherman County, OR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sherman County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include PacifiCorp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sherman County.
97029, 97033, 97039, 97050, 97065
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 | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Wasco Electric Coop, 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/41055 and /api/v1/counties/41055/history.