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2019 Idaho Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Idaho customer went without power for about 2.1 hours, the 39th worst of 51 states (US average 4.6 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer
2.1
vs prior year
▲ 6%
vs 2018
Customer-hours out
2.0M
Peak customers out
17,471
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
92%
of ID customers
Counties reporting
44

Idaho year over year

Idaho: average hours without power per customer by year2015: 2.6h; 2016: 1.5h; 2017: 2.9h; 2018: 2.0h, coverage 91%; 2019: 2.1h, coverage 92%; 2020: 5.1h, coverage 95%; 2021: 5.6h, coverage 90%; 2022: 2.9h, coverage 91%; 2023: 2.4h; 2024: 4.6h; 2025: 5.6h02460%50%100%2.6h20151.5h20162.9h20172.0h20182.1h20195.1h20205.6h20212.9h20222.4h20234.6h20245.6h2025
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Average hours without power per customer. Line: EAGLE-I coverage, share of customers tracked (right axis).

Month by month, 2019

Customer-hours without power across Idaho; October was the worst.

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Idaho customer-hours without power by month, 2019Jan 84K, Feb 183K, Mar 71K, Apr 157K, May 137K, Jun 145K, Jul 265K, Aug 195K, Sep 176K, Oct 275K, Nov 172K, Dec 101K0100k200k300k84KJan183KFeb71KMar157KApr137KMay145KJun265KJul195KAug176KSep275KOct172KNov101KDec
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All 44 Idaho counties, 2019

Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.

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#CountyHrs / customerCustomer-hoursCustomersPeak outEvents
1Boise County23.783K3,4913,49141
2Clearwater County17.068K3,9782,664277
3Adams County16.134K2,1171,66381
4Fremont County16.030K1,8661,866668
5Teton County12.322K1,7751,775364
6Valley County11.569K5,9924,07875
7Lincoln County10.324K2,3602,36053
8Lewis County9.718K1,8081,215436
9Gooding County9.169K7,5487,05074
10Bonner County8.5232K27,21610,395622
11Idaho County8.382K9,9204,060522
12Lemhi County7.327K3,7273,72788
13Benewah County7.133K4,6661,804340
14Boundary County6.829K4,2611,330259
15Caribou County4.617K3,6391,125359
16Jefferson County4.440K8,9955,030787
17Camas County4.42,06646940910
18Blaine County3.946K11,9651,51189
19Clark County3.82,597685434185
20Oneida County3.414K3,9211,281396
21Elmore County3.345K13,4045,42985
22Bear Lake County3.217K5,253753445
23Jerome County3.136K11,7385,01772
24Power County3.011K3,842722204
25Washington County2.88,0512,9001,39027
26Shoshone County2.823K8,4611,750385
27Owyhee County2.514K5,5011,03051
28Madison County2.219K8,877823708
29Latah County2.137K17,8702,533454
30Bingham County1.938K19,8373,306625
31Nez Perce County1.835K19,9381,798610
32Cassia County1.623K14,7264,180175
33Franklin County1.417K11,7481,466543
34Gem County1.311K8,6911,36135
35Bannock County1.356K43,8843,866523
36Kootenai County1.1119K103,28712,065740
37Canyon County1.1121K112,8966,848276
38Ada County1.0269K256,53714,795412
39Minidoka County1.012K11,6966,68029
40Twin Falls County1.046K46,2672,020189
41Payette County0.910K11,8461,85242
42Bonneville County0.650K79,4519,031778
43Custer County0.37542,46810087
44Butte County-1,269-155173

Biggest Idaho outages of 2019

Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.

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#CountyStarted (UTC)Ended (UTC)DurationPeak outCustomer-hours
1Ada County, IDJuly 12, 2019 12:00July 12, 2019 17:305h 30m14,79515K
2Ada County, IDJanuary 10, 2019 18:45January 10, 2019 20:001h 15m14,7225,592
3Ada County, IDJune 23, 2019 15:45June 23, 2019 17:001h 15m13,78010K
4Kootenai County, IDAugust 13, 2019 00:15August 13, 2019 08:158h12,06544K
5Bonner County, IDMay 20, 2019 20:30May 20, 2019 23:303h10,39515K
6Ada County, IDMarch 28, 2019 02:45March 28, 2019 04:452h9,1346,866
7Ada County, IDNovember 19, 2019 17:15November 19, 2019 23:456h 30m9,0526,184
8Bonneville County, IDApril 3, 2019 14:15April 3, 2019 20:156h9,03115K
9Ada County, IDSeptember 16, 2019 17:30September 16, 2019 17:4515m8,3142,079
10Ada County, IDOctober 19, 2019 18:00October 20, 2019 17:1523h 15m7,53734K
11Ada County, IDAugust 20, 2019 19:15August 20, 2019 19:3015m7,1911,798
12Gooding County, IDOctober 19, 2019 20:00October 20, 2019 23:451d 3h7,05029K
13Canyon County, IDMarch 10, 2019 15:00March 10, 2019 15:4545m6,8485,136
14Minidoka County, IDOctober 20, 2019 00:45October 20, 2019 03:152h 30m6,6808,122
15Canyon County, IDOctober 19, 2019 15:15October 20, 2019 06:0014h 45m6,34539K
16Elmore County, IDNovember 14, 2019 14:30November 14, 2019 15:0030m5,4292,715
17Jefferson County, IDApril 3, 2019 14:15April 3, 2019 20:156h5,0309,569
18Bonner County, IDJuly 23, 2019 23:30July 27, 2019 03:303d 4h5,02249K
19Jerome County, IDNovember 24, 2019 18:15November 24, 2019 21:153h5,01710K
20Elmore County, IDJuly 23, 2019 05:30July 23, 2019 09:003h 30m5,00211K
21Ada County, IDSeptember 6, 2019 03:00September 6, 2019 23:3020h 30m4,91611K
22Ada County, IDSeptember 12, 2019 06:30September 12, 2019 14:308h4,6393,086
23Ada County, IDMay 16, 2019 21:15May 16, 2019 21:3015m4,6321,158
24Gooding County, IDApril 19, 2019 18:30April 19, 2019 19:1545m4,5202,758
25Ada County, IDSeptember 17, 2019 15:15September 17, 2019 16:0045m4,3431,221
EAGLE-I tracked about 92% of Idaho's electricity customers in 2019; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Idaho by year:2025202420232022202120202018201720162015
Other states in 2019:WVMINCLACAVTVAAR

Part of the 2019 US Power Outage Report.

Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.