Power Outages in Wasco County, OR
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Wasco County, OR across 1 reported incident. Northern Wasco County PUD - (OR) publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration, Central Electric Coop Inc - (OR) and Wasco Electric Coop, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.2 hours.
Wasco County, OR is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/oregon/wasco-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wasco County, OR", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/oregon/wasco-county
Not counted: no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration, Central Electric Coop Inc - (OR) and Wasco Electric Coop, Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~14,344 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration, Central Electric Coop Inc - (OR), 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.
System-wide total only, no county split: Northern Wasco County PUD - (OR).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Wasco County PUD - (OR) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PacifiCorp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central Electric Coop Inc - (OR) | 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 Wasco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97058 | 169 | ≤11 | 126 | ≤11 |
| 97063 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97040 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97037 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97021 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 97001 | ≤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 Wasco County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wasco County right now.
Wasco 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
Latest Wasco County, OR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 24m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 148 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Wasco County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Wasco Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wasco County went about 0.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,250 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 0.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 710 customers out) · decade average 0.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21 | 90 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 35 | 119 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 378 | 2,250 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | 232 | 708 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 50 | 685 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 51 | 695 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 37 | 80 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 35 | 710 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | 42 | 720 | 0.2 |
Cost of power in Wasco County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wasco 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
- Central Electric Coop Inc - (OR)10.5¢35,385 cust
- Northern Wasco County PUD - (OR)7.9¢9,773 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 · 0.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Wasco County: FAQ
- How often does Wasco County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wasco County, OR logged 42 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wasco County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,250 customers without power, beginning June 26, 2019 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Wasco County, OR right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Wasco County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern Wasco County PUD - (OR), PacifiCorp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wasco County.
97001, 97021, 97037, 97040, 97057, 97058, 97063, 97761
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 | - |
| Northern Wasco County PUD - (OR) | 0.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Central Electric Coop Inc - (OR) | - | 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/41065 and /api/v1/counties/41065/history. Live data as of .