Power Outages in Washington County, OR
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 11 customers are without power in Washington County, OR across 3 reported incidents. Portland General Electric Co and West Oregon Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and City of Forest Grove, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.2 hours.
Washington County, OR is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/oregon/washington-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Washington County, OR", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/oregon/washington-county
Not counted: no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and City of Forest Grove.
0.0%of this county's ~272,150 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration, City of Forest Grove. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Portland General Electric Co, West Oregon Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland General Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Oregon Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Forest Grove | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Washington 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 (23)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97223 | 337 | ≤11 | 156 | ≤11 |
| 97123 | 294 | ≤11 | 161 | ≤11 |
| 97229 | 288 | ≤11 | 126 | ≤11 |
| 97124 | 274 | ≤11 | 162 | ≤11 |
| 97224 | 266 | ≤11 | 135 | ≤11 |
| 97006 | 246 | ≤11 | 137 | ≤11 |
| 97007 | 241 | ≤11 | 115 | ≤11 |
| 97116 | 231 | ≤11 | 140 | ≤11 |
| 97008 | 188 | ≤11 | 107 | ≤11 |
| 97225 | 161 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 97062 | 160 | ≤11 | 82 | ≤11 |
| 97005 | 155 | ≤11 | 70 | ≤11 |
| 97140 | 137 | ≤11 | 78 | ≤11 |
| 97003 | 132 | 0 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 97078 | 116 | ≤11 | 67 | ≤11 |
| 97113 | 97 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 97133 | 41 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 97119 | 38 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 97106 | 33 | 0 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 97144 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97125 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97117 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 97109 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Washington County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Washington County right now.
Washington County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×10
- Wind Advisory ×5
- High Wind Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Washington County, OR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,728 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Washington 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 Washington Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Washington County went about 3.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 69,448 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 3.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 36,672 customers out) · decade average 3.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 428 | 12,952 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 463 | 10,944 | 2.1 |
| 2017 | 309 | 69,448 | 6.4 |
| 2018 | 412 | 10,553 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 412 | 8,863 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 528 | 18,956 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 483 | 29,747 | 6.5 |
| 2022 | 564 | 40,396 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 507 | 5,960 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 515 | 36,672 | 8.8 |
| 2025 | 694 | 26,557 | 3.2 |
Cost of power in Washington County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Washington 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.
- Portland General Electric Co18.8¢840,457 cust
- City of Forest Grove10.7¢10,484 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 · 3.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Washington County: FAQ
- How often does Washington County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Washington County, OR logged 694 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Washington County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 69,448 customers without power, beginning April 5, 2017 and lasting about 5d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Washington County, OR right now?
- Yes, about 11 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Washington County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include Portland General Electric Co, West Oregon Electric Coop Inc.
Hillsboro, Beaverton, Tigard. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Washington County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Washington County.
97003, 97005, 97006, 97007, 97008, 97062, 97078, 97106, 97109, 97113, 97116, 97117, 97119, 97123, 97124, 97125, 97133, 97140, 97144, 97223, 97224, 97225, 97229
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland General Electric Co | 4.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| West Oregon Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Forest Grove | - | 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/41067 and /api/v1/counties/41067/history. Live data as of .