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2020 Idaho Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Idaho customer went without power for about 5.1 hours — the 28th worst of any US state that year, 1.5× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
5.1
Peak customers out
45,980
Rank (worst state)
28th
Counties affected
20

Idaho outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Idaho counties in 2020

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

1Bonneville County45,9802Canyon County41,0643Bannock County31,7314Ada County29,6185Bonner County17,2596Jefferson County16,4667Madison County14,2168Twin Falls County12,7449Valley County9,71210Blaine County8,01311Bingham County7,88212Fremont County7,37413Lemhi County7,27914Gem County7,21215Kootenai County6,31416Elmore County5,42817Franklin County5,32918Payette County4,37219Boise County3,67920Power County3,598

Biggest Idaho outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Bonneville CountyMay 28, 202045,980
Canyon CountyJanuary 16, 202041,064
Bannock CountyJanuary 16, 202031,731
Ada CountyJanuary 16, 202029,618
Bonneville CountyApril 28, 202020,903
Bonner CountyMarch 13, 202017,259
Jefferson CountyMay 28, 202016,466
Bonner CountySeptember 7, 202015,483
Bonneville CountyJuly 29, 202015,249
Bonneville CountyJune 21, 202015,171
Idaho by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.