2016 Idaho Power Outage Report
In 2016, the average Idaho customer went without power for about 1.5 hours, the 40th worst of 49 states (US average 3.8 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
1.5
vs prior year
▼ 42%
vs 2015
Customer-hours out
1.2M
Peak customers out
13,391
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of ID customers
Counties reporting
32
Idaho year over year
All 32 Idaho counties, 2016
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise County | 18.5 | 65K | 3,491 | 2,831 | 44 |
| 2 | Clearwater County | 16.6 | 66K | 3,978 | 1,482 | 126 |
| 3 | Benewah County | 14.6 | 68K | 4,666 | 3,383 | 186 |
| 4 | Adams County | 14.5 | 31K | 2,117 | 1,355 | 27 |
| 5 | Lemhi County | 11.0 | 41K | 3,727 | 3,727 | 25 |
| 6 | Valley County | 5.6 | 33K | 5,992 | 2,822 | 47 |
| 7 | Lewis County | 5.0 | 9,092 | 1,808 | 659 | 81 |
| 8 | Idaho County | 4.4 | 43K | 9,920 | 1,122 | 151 |
| 9 | Shoshone County | 4.1 | 35K | 8,461 | 2,853 | 253 |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 4.1 | 9,599 | 2,360 | 950 | 31 |
| 11 | Gem County | 2.8 | 25K | 8,691 | 6,754 | 35 |
| 12 | Power County | 2.8 | 11K | 3,842 | 786 | 32 |
| 13 | Bonner County | 2.7 | 74K | 27,216 | 8,357 | 321 |
| 14 | Bingham County | 2.5 | 49K | 19,837 | 3,456 | 104 |
| 15 | Gooding County | 2.4 | 18K | 7,548 | 2,337 | 59 |
| 16 | Latah County | 2.4 | 43K | 17,870 | 2,368 | 340 |
| 17 | Nez Perce County | 2.4 | 48K | 19,938 | 2,146 | 423 |
| 18 | Jerome County | 1.9 | 23K | 11,738 | 1,752 | 44 |
| 19 | Blaine County | 1.4 | 17K | 11,965 | 1,544 | 61 |
| 20 | Payette County | 1.3 | 15K | 11,846 | 4,781 | 47 |
| 21 | Bannock County | 1.1 | 46K | 43,884 | 3,520 | 105 |
| 22 | Minidoka County | 1.1 | 12K | 11,696 | 695 | 42 |
| 23 | Camas County | 1.0 | 468 | 469 | 102 | 5 |
| 24 | Owyhee County | 1.0 | 5,483 | 5,501 | 248 | 35 |
| 25 | Twin Falls County | 1.0 | 45K | 46,267 | 3,618 | 149 |
| 26 | Ada County | 0.9 | 223K | 256,537 | 13,341 | 335 |
| 27 | Elmore County | 0.9 | 11K | 13,404 | 2,910 | 60 |
| 28 | Canyon County | 0.8 | 88K | 112,896 | 5,372 | 191 |
| 29 | Cassia County | 0.6 | 9,037 | 14,726 | 1,744 | 18 |
| 30 | Kootenai County | 0.4 | 43K | 103,287 | 1,776 | 707 |
| 31 | Washington County | 0.4 | 1,114 | 2,900 | 77 | 13 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 0.0 | 73 | 11,748 | 3 | 11 |
Biggest Idaho outages of 2016
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ada County, ID | November 16, 2016 17:30 | November 16, 2016 19:15 | 1h 45m | 13,341 | 21K |
| 2 | Bonner County, ID | May 28, 2016 14:00 | May 28, 2016 17:15 | 3h 15m | 8,357 | 19K |
| 3 | Ada County, ID | October 24, 2016 20:00 | October 24, 2016 20:30 | 30m | 8,196 | 3,899 |
| 4 | Ada County, ID | June 30, 2016 06:00 | June 30, 2016 19:15 | 13h 15m | 7,322 | 13K |
| 5 | Gem County, ID | December 25, 2016 20:15 | December 25, 2016 21:30 | 1h 15m | 6,754 | 8,443 |
| 6 | Bonner County, ID | August 19, 2016 01:30 | August 19, 2016 21:00 | 19h 30m | 5,670 | 25K |
| 7 | Canyon County, ID | September 5, 2016 00:45 | September 5, 2016 04:15 | 3h 30m | 5,372 | 7,879 |
| 8 | Ada County, ID | June 1, 2016 15:15 | June 1, 2016 17:30 | 2h 15m | 5,350 | 1,472 |
| 9 | Ada County, ID | December 10, 2016 20:45 | December 18, 2016 12:00 | 7d 15h | 5,046 | 23K |
| 10 | Canyon County, ID | May 27, 2016 15:00 | May 27, 2016 22:45 | 7h 45m | 4,959 | 3,203 |
| 11 | Ada County, ID | May 17, 2016 05:45 | May 17, 2016 10:30 | 4h 45m | 4,915 | 6,836 |
| 12 | Payette County, ID | December 16, 2016 14:45 | December 16, 2016 15:15 | 30m | 4,781 | 1,349 |
| 13 | Canyon County, ID | November 21, 2016 14:15 | November 21, 2016 18:45 | 4h 30m | 4,222 | 18K |
| 14 | Canyon County, ID | July 2, 2016 02:45 | July 2, 2016 04:45 | 2h | 3,996 | 7,992 |
| 15 | Ada County, ID | April 30, 2016 12:30 | April 30, 2016 15:00 | 2h 30m | 3,899 | 4,544 |
| 16 | Canyon County, ID | May 7, 2016 01:30 | May 7, 2016 07:00 | 5h 30m | 3,800 | 8,232 |
| 17 | Ada County, ID | October 18, 2016 14:15 | October 18, 2016 17:15 | 3h | 3,743 | 4,770 |
| 18 | Lemhi County, ID | October 2, 2016 22:30 | October 2, 2016 23:45 | 1h 15m | 3,727 | 4,615 |
| 19 | Lemhi County, ID | July 12, 2016 21:15 | July 12, 2016 21:30 | 15m | 3,727 | 932 |
| 20 | Twin Falls County, ID | December 16, 2016 17:45 | December 16, 2016 18:30 | 45m | 3,618 | 2,596 |
| 21 | Bannock County, ID | September 1, 2016 22:15 | September 1, 2016 23:00 | 45m | 3,520 | 2,640 |
| 22 | Bingham County, ID | May 23, 2016 06:45 | May 23, 2016 07:30 | 45m | 3,456 | 2,096 |
| 23 | Benewah County, ID | October 2, 2016 13:15 | October 2, 2016 23:00 | 9h 45m | 3,383 | 17K |
| 24 | Ada County, ID | July 11, 2016 08:30 | July 11, 2016 09:00 | 30m | 3,357 | 1,679 |
| 25 | Ada County, ID | July 20, 2016 11:15 | July 20, 2016 19:30 | 8h 15m | 3,326 | 21K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Idaho's electricity customers in 2016; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.