Power Outages in Union County, OR
Oregon Trail El Cons Coop, Inc and Umatilla Electric Coop Assn publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.1 hours.
Union County, OR is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/oregon/union-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Union County, OR". https://massoutage.com/oregon/union-county
Oregon Trail El Cons Coop, Inc and Umatilla Electric Coop Assn publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Bonneville Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~15,815 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Oregon Trail El Cons Coop, Inc, Umatilla Electric Coop Assn.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Trail El Cons Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Umatilla Electric Coop Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Union 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97850 | 312 | ≤11 | 261 | ≤11 |
| 97827 | 70 | ≤11 | 61 | 0 |
| 97883 | 58 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 97824 | 30 | 0 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 97876 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97867 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97841 | ≤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 Union County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Union County right now.
Union County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Freeze Watch ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Union County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Union County went about 4.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,706 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 4.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 4,861 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 167 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 28 | 1,136 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 198 | 2,526 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 329 | 4,961 | 2.7 |
| 2021 | 308 | 4,861 | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 340 | 4,745 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 306 | 5,084 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 309 | 12,706 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 282 | 7,366 | 4.1 |
Cost of power in Union County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Union 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.
- Oregon Trail El Cons Coop, Inc11.0¢25,995 cust
- Umatilla Electric Coop Assn10.1¢12,784 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 · 2.7 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 Union County: FAQ
- How often does Union County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Union County, OR logged 282 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Union County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,706 customers without power, beginning August 21, 2024 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Union County, OR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Union County, OR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Union County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include Oregon Trail El Cons Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Union County.
97824, 97827, 97841, 97850, 97867, 97876, 97883
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umatilla Electric Coop Assn | 2.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Oregon Trail El Cons Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
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/41061 and /api/v1/counties/41061/history.