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2019 Idaho Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Idaho customer went without power for about 2.2 hours — the 38th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.2
Peak customers out
14,795
Rank (worst state)
38th
Counties affected
20

Idaho outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Idaho counties in 2019

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

1Ada County14,7952Kootenai County12,0653Bonner County10,3954Bonneville County9,0315Teton County7,1126Gooding County7,0507Canyon County6,8488Lincoln County6,6929Minidoka County6,68010Lemhi County5,86511Elmore County5,42912Jefferson County5,03013Jerome County5,01714Boise County4,28215Cassia County4,18016Valley County4,07817Idaho County4,06018Bannock County3,86619Bingham County3,30620Clearwater County2,664

Biggest Idaho outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Ada CountyJuly 12, 201914,795
Ada CountyJanuary 10, 201914,722
Ada CountyJune 23, 201913,780
Kootenai CountyAugust 13, 201912,065
Bonner CountyMay 20, 201910,395
Ada CountyMarch 28, 20199,134
Ada CountyNovember 19, 20199,052
Bonneville CountyApril 3, 20199,031
Ada CountySeptember 16, 20198,314
Ada CountyOctober 19, 20197,537
Idaho by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:WVNCMILACAVT

Part of the 2019 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.