Power Outages in Umatilla County, OR
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc, PacifiCorp and Umatilla Electric Coop Assn in Umatilla County, OR. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration, City of Hermiston, City of Milton-Freewater- (OR), Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc and Columbia Power Coop Assn Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.
Umatilla County, OR is served by 8 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Umatilla County, OR", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/oregon/umatilla-county
No active outages are reported by Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc, PacifiCorp and Umatilla Electric Coop Assn in Umatilla County.
No live feed for Bonneville Power Administration, City of Hermiston, City of Milton-Freewater- (OR), Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc and Columbia Power Coop Assn Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.2%of this county's ~48,820 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration, City of Hermiston, City of Milton-Freewater- (OR), Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc, Columbia Power Coop Assn Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 122 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| PacifiCorp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Umatilla Electric Coop Assn | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Hermiston | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Milton-Freewater- (OR) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia Power Coop Assn Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc, PacifiCorp and Umatilla Electric Coop Assn reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Umatilla 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97801 | 263 | ≤11 | 206 | ≤11 |
| 97838 | 208 | ≤11 | 157 | ≤11 |
| 97862 | 90 | 0 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 97882 | 37 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 97875 | 31 | 0 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 97868 | 26 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 97886 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 97880 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97835 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97826 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 97813 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 97810 | ≤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 Umatilla County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Umatilla County right now.
Umatilla County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Umatilla County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Umatilla County went about 3.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,054 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 3.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 8,251 customers out) · decade average 3.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 375 | 4,354 | 2.7 |
| 2018 | 646 | 13,365 | 3.7 |
| 2019 | 729 | 14,054 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 635 | 8,251 | 7.2 |
| 2021 | 667 | 12,339 | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 721 | 2,229 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 682 | 5,907 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 509 | 6,090 | 4.5 |
| 2025 | 655 | 7,833 | 3.1 |
Cost of power in Umatilla County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Umatilla 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
- Umatilla Electric Coop Assn10.1¢12,784 cust
- Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc14.5¢44 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 High ice storms exposure · 3.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Umatilla County: FAQ
- How often does Umatilla County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Umatilla County, OR logged 655 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Umatilla County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,054 customers without power, beginning May 23, 2019 and lasting about 4h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Umatilla County, OR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Umatilla County, OR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Umatilla County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc, PacifiCorp, Umatilla Electric Coop Assn.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Umatilla County.
97801, 97810, 97813, 97826, 97835, 97838, 97859, 97862, 97868, 97875, 97880, 97882, 97886
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 | Live · county | - |
| Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc | 3.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Umatilla Electric Coop Assn | 2.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Columbia Power Coop Assn Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Hermiston | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Milton-Freewater- (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/41059 and /api/v1/counties/41059/history.