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2017 Idaho Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Idaho customer went without power for about 3.0 hours — the 26th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.0
Peak customers out
11,568
Rank (worst state)
26th
Counties affected
20

Idaho outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Idaho counties in 2017

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

1Bonner County11,5682Latah County11,1123Nez Perce County9,6274Jerome County8,9715Ada County7,0136Elmore County6,9477Bannock County6,8038Gem County6,7539Kootenai County5,93910Shoshone County5,65411Gooding County5,58912Valley County5,58713Canyon County5,42014Bear Lake County4,74515Twin Falls County4,52316Bingham County4,49317Bonneville County3,72418Benewah County3,48819Fremont County3,43720Boise County3,082

Biggest Idaho outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Bonner CountyDecember 19, 201711,568
Latah CountyMay 6, 201711,112
Nez Perce CountyApril 7, 20179,627
Jerome CountyJuly 15, 20178,971
Jerome CountyJanuary 8, 20178,876
Ada CountySeptember 29, 20177,013
Elmore CountyJune 5, 20176,947
Bannock CountyJuly 11, 20176,803
Gem CountyFebruary 20, 20176,753
Ada CountyJanuary 19, 20176,739
Idaho by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.