2017 Idaho Power Outage Report
In 2017, the average Idaho customer went without power for about 3.0 hours, the 26th worst of 51 states (US average 7.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
3.0
vs prior year
▲ 98%
vs 2016
Customer-hours out
2.8M
Peak customers out
16,745
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of ID customers
Counties reporting
44
Idaho year over year
All 44 Idaho counties, 2017
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 | 33.8 | 118K | 3,491 | 3,082 | 66 |
| 2 | Clearwater County | 31.8 | 126K | 3,978 | 1,525 | 234 |
| 3 | Lewis County | 21.2 | 38K | 1,808 | 1,808 | 123 |
| 4 | Power County | 19.1 | 74K | 3,842 | 3,057 | 55 |
| 5 | Adams County | 17.7 | 37K | 2,117 | 1,613 | 40 |
| 6 | Bonner County | 17.2 | 469K | 27,216 | 11,568 | 576 |
| 7 | Valley County | 16.6 | 100K | 5,992 | 5,587 | 91 |
| 8 | Bear Lake County | 12.5 | 66K | 5,253 | 4,745 | 71 |
| 9 | Boundary County | 11.9 | 51K | 4,261 | 1,499 | 117 |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 10.9 | 26K | 2,360 | 1,025 | 51 |
| 11 | Gooding County | 10.8 | 81K | 7,548 | 5,589 | 76 |
| 12 | Idaho County | 9.6 | 95K | 9,920 | 1,403 | 177 |
| 13 | Blaine County | 9.3 | 111K | 11,965 | 1,730 | 79 |
| 14 | Benewah County | 8.9 | 42K | 4,666 | 3,488 | 167 |
| 15 | Jerome County | 8.1 | 96K | 11,738 | 8,971 | 80 |
| 16 | Elmore County | 7.8 | 105K | 13,404 | 6,947 | 106 |
| 17 | Latah County | 6.5 | 117K | 17,870 | 11,112 | 364 |
| 18 | Shoshone County | 5.3 | 45K | 8,461 | 5,654 | 254 |
| 19 | Lemhi County | 5.0 | 19K | 3,727 | 1,280 | 37 |
| 20 | Fremont County | 4.3 | 8,032 | 1,866 | 1,866 | 136 |
| 21 | Washington County | 3.6 | 10K | 2,900 | 1,358 | 31 |
| 22 | Nez Perce County | 3.1 | 61K | 19,938 | 9,627 | 427 |
| 23 | Gem County | 3.0 | 26K | 8,691 | 6,753 | 50 |
| 24 | Owyhee County | 2.3 | 13K | 5,501 | 504 | 70 |
| 25 | Bingham County | 2.2 | 44K | 19,837 | 4,493 | 228 |
| 26 | Payette County | 2.2 | 26K | 11,846 | 3,006 | 53 |
| 27 | Twin Falls County | 2.2 | 101K | 46,267 | 4,523 | 168 |
| 28 | Jefferson County | 1.8 | 16K | 8,995 | 1,697 | 252 |
| 29 | Bannock County | 1.6 | 72K | 43,884 | 6,803 | 167 |
| 30 | Cassia County | 1.4 | 20K | 14,726 | 1,728 | 40 |
| 31 | Canyon County | 1.2 | 140K | 112,896 | 5,420 | 256 |
| 32 | Kootenai County | 1.1 | 117K | 103,287 | 5,939 | 654 |
| 33 | Custer County | 1.1 | 2,789 | 2,468 | 1,104 | 2 |
| 34 | Clark County | 1.1 | 737 | 685 | 83 | 39 |
| 35 | Ada County | 0.9 | 221K | 256,537 | 7,013 | 366 |
| 36 | Madison County | 0.8 | 7,389 | 8,877 | 548 | 146 |
| 37 | Minidoka County | 0.8 | 9,729 | 11,696 | 947 | 53 |
| 38 | Teton County | 0.6 | 1,042 | 1,775 | 273 | 20 |
| 39 | Oneida County | 0.5 | 1,844 | 3,921 | 234 | 50 |
| 40 | Caribou County | 0.4 | 1,621 | 3,639 | 208 | 72 |
| 41 | Franklin County | 0.4 | 4,200 | 11,748 | 390 | 104 |
| 42 | Bonneville County | 0.3 | 26K | 79,451 | 3,724 | 230 |
| 43 | Camas County | 0.3 | 154 | 469 | 106 | 3 |
| 44 | Butte County | - | 4,277 | - | 648 | 42 |
Biggest Idaho outages of 2017
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonner County, ID | December 19, 2017 18:15 | December 23, 2017 14:15 | 3d 20h | 11,568 | 315K |
| 2 | Latah County, ID | May 6, 2017 00:15 | May 6, 2017 07:00 | 6h 45m | 11,112 | 50K |
| 3 | Nez Perce County, ID | April 7, 2017 15:45 | April 8, 2017 07:00 | 15h 15m | 9,627 | 12K |
| 4 | Jerome County, ID | July 15, 2017 23:00 | July 16, 2017 04:45 | 5h 45m | 8,971 | 31K |
| 5 | Jerome County, ID | January 8, 2017 18:30 | January 9, 2017 05:00 | 10h 30m | 8,876 | 13K |
| 6 | Ada County, ID | September 29, 2017 20:15 | September 30, 2017 01:00 | 4h 45m | 7,013 | 1,903 |
| 7 | Elmore County, ID | June 5, 2017 00:30 | June 5, 2017 20:30 | 20h | 6,947 | 39K |
| 8 | Bannock County, ID | July 11, 2017 13:30 | July 11, 2017 15:45 | 2h 15m | 6,803 | 13K |
| 9 | Gem County, ID | February 20, 2017 20:45 | February 20, 2017 21:45 | 1h | 6,753 | 5,636 |
| 10 | Ada County, ID | January 19, 2017 20:30 | January 19, 2017 21:15 | 45m | 6,739 | 3,974 |
| 11 | Ada County, ID | February 28, 2017 16:15 | February 28, 2017 17:45 | 1h 30m | 6,691 | 4,912 |
| 12 | Kootenai County, ID | December 4, 2017 10:00 | December 4, 2017 12:15 | 2h 15m | 5,939 | 9,802 |
| 13 | Shoshone County, ID | October 13, 2017 13:45 | October 14, 2017 06:00 | 16h 15m | 5,654 | 4,261 |
| 14 | Gooding County, ID | June 12, 2017 01:15 | June 12, 2017 23:30 | 22h 15m | 5,589 | 18K |
| 15 | Valley County, ID | January 8, 2017 20:15 | January 9, 2017 11:00 | 14h 45m | 5,587 | 26K |
| 16 | Canyon County, ID | July 19, 2017 17:30 | July 19, 2017 19:15 | 1h 45m | 5,420 | 2,796 |
| 17 | Elmore County, ID | December 17, 2017 01:30 | December 17, 2017 02:15 | 45m | 5,273 | 3,955 |
| 18 | Elmore County, ID | September 5, 2017 20:00 | September 5, 2017 20:45 | 45m | 5,272 | 3,948 |
| 19 | Canyon County, ID | February 24, 2017 08:45 | February 24, 2017 09:00 | 15m | 4,980 | 1,245 |
| 20 | Ada County, ID | August 25, 2017 01:45 | August 25, 2017 02:45 | 1h | 4,824 | 3,420 |
| 21 | Bear Lake County, ID | November 19, 2017 00:30 | November 19, 2017 13:15 | 12h 45m | 4,745 | 59K |
| 22 | Bonner County, ID | December 29, 2017 13:30 | December 31, 2017 00:15 | 1d 10h | 4,737 | 28K |
| 23 | Gooding County, ID | July 30, 2017 13:45 | July 30, 2017 19:30 | 5h 45m | 4,570 | 17K |
| 24 | Twin Falls County, ID | March 24, 2017 18:45 | March 24, 2017 21:00 | 2h 15m | 4,523 | 7,531 |
| 25 | Ada County, ID | July 12, 2017 12:15 | July 12, 2017 14:00 | 1h 45m | 4,514 | 7,755 |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Idaho's electricity customers in 2017; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2017 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.