Power Outages in Wallowa County, OR
Idaho Power Co and PacifiCorp have not reported outages here, but they only publishactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Clearwater Power Company. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 19.5 hours.
Wallowa County, OR is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/oregon/wallowa-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wallowa County, OR". https://massoutage.com/oregon/wallowa-county
Idaho Power Co and PacifiCorp only appearin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for Clearwater Power Company: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,649 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Clearwater Power Company. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Idaho Power Co, PacifiCorp. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Power Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PacifiCorp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clearwater Power Company | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wallowa 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97828 | 55 | 0 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 97846 | 41 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 97885 | 26 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 97857 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 97842 | ≤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 Wallowa County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wallowa County right now.
Wallowa County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 13, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Watch ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Wallowa County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wallowa County went about 19.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,079 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 19.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 4,079 customers out) · decade average 9.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 159 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 13 | 173 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 89 | 374 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 161 | 493 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 508 | 1,215 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 448 | 2,388 | 9.3 |
| 2021 | 196 | 4,079 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 258 | 4,079 | 26.6 |
| 2023 | 225 | 4,079 | 14.3 |
| 2024 | 284 | 4,079 | 21.6 |
| 2025 | 224 | 4,079 | 19.5 |
Cost of power in Wallowa County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wallowa 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
- Idaho Power Co11.9¢14,179 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 · 9.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Wallowa County: FAQ
- How often does Wallowa County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wallowa County, OR logged 224 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 19.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wallowa County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,079 customers without power, beginning January 10, 2023 and lasting about 2h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Wallowa County, OR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wallowa County, OR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wallowa County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include PacifiCorp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wallowa County.
97828, 97842, 97846, 97857, 97885
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 | - |
| Idaho Power Co | 2.9 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Clearwater Power Company | - | 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/41063 and /api/v1/counties/41063/history.