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2016 Idaho Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Idaho customer went without power for about 1.5 hours — the 40th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.5
Peak customers out
13,341
Rank (worst state)
40th
Counties affected
20

Idaho outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

2.6h20151.5h20163.0h20172.0h20182.2h20195.1h20205.7h20213.0h20222.4h20234.6h20245.6h2025

Hardest-hit Idaho counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Ada County13,3412Bonner County8,3573Gem County6,7544Lemhi County5,7055Canyon County5,3726Payette County4,7817Twin Falls County3,6188Bannock County3,5209Bingham County3,45610Benewah County3,38311Elmore County2,91012Shoshone County2,85313Boise County2,83114Valley County2,82215Latah County2,36816Gooding County2,33717Nez Perce County2,14618Kootenai County1,77619Jerome County1,75220Cassia County1,744

Biggest Idaho outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Ada CountyNovember 16, 201613,341
Bonner CountyMay 28, 20168,357
Ada CountyOctober 24, 20168,196
Ada CountyJune 30, 20167,322
Gem CountyDecember 25, 20166,754
Lemhi CountyOctober 2, 20165,705
Bonner CountyAugust 19, 20165,670
Canyon CountySeptember 5, 20165,372
Ada CountyJune 1, 20165,350
Ada CountyDecember 10, 20165,046
Idaho by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.