2021 Idaho Power Outage Report
In 2021, the average Idaho customer went without power for about 5.7 hours, the 18th worst of 51 states (US average 8.4 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
5.7
vs prior year
▲ 12%
vs 2020
Customer-hours out
5.3M
Peak customers out
48,926
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
90%
of ID customers
Counties reporting
43
Idaho year over year
All 43 Idaho counties, 2021
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 | Shoshone County | 67.5 | 571K | 8,461 | 8,461 | 237 |
| 2 | Benewah County | 35.0 | 163K | 4,666 | 3,090 | 162 |
| 3 | Boise County | 33.3 | 116K | 3,491 | 3,491 | 97 |
| 4 | Bonner County | 32.2 | 876K | 27,216 | 27,216 | 591 |
| 5 | Clearwater County | 29.9 | 119K | 3,978 | 1,463 | 239 |
| 6 | Fremont County | 27.4 | 51K | 1,866 | 1,866 | 430 |
| 7 | Kootenai County | 14.0 | 1.4M | 103,287 | 24,557 | 595 |
| 8 | Idaho County | 13.7 | 135K | 9,920 | 6,202 | 175 |
| 9 | Adams County | 12.1 | 26K | 2,117 | 2,117 | 35 |
| 10 | Boundary County | 11.8 | 50K | 4,261 | 3,203 | 153 |
| 11 | Valley County | 10.7 | 64K | 5,992 | 3,913 | 114 |
| 12 | Madison County | 10.5 | 93K | 8,877 | 8,877 | 429 |
| 13 | Clark County | 6.7 | 4,558 | 685 | 478 | 100 |
| 14 | Latah County | 5.7 | 101K | 17,870 | 3,308 | 340 |
| 15 | Teton County | 5.5 | 9,692 | 1,775 | 922 | 206 |
| 16 | Gem County | 5.3 | 46K | 8,691 | 3,961 | 57 |
| 17 | Lincoln County | 5.2 | 12K | 2,360 | 1,098 | 64 |
| 18 | Power County | 5.2 | 20K | 3,842 | 3,500 | 54 |
| 19 | Gooding County | 5.0 | 37K | 7,548 | 3,994 | 94 |
| 20 | Oneida County | 4.9 | 19K | 3,921 | 2,677 | 176 |
| 21 | Lemhi County | 4.8 | 18K | 3,727 | 747 | 59 |
| 22 | Jefferson County | 4.3 | 39K | 8,995 | 3,630 | 578 |
| 23 | Washington County | 3.7 | 11K | 2,900 | 950 | 50 |
| 24 | Caribou County | 3.6 | 13K | 3,639 | 1,071 | 149 |
| 25 | Owyhee County | 3.5 | 19K | 5,501 | 1,704 | 78 |
| 26 | Elmore County | 3.3 | 45K | 13,404 | 5,613 | 122 |
| 27 | Nez Perce County | 3.2 | 65K | 19,938 | 6,462 | 344 |
| 28 | Blaine County | 3.0 | 36K | 11,965 | 7,559 | 93 |
| 29 | Lewis County | 3.0 | 5,439 | 1,808 | 631 | 65 |
| 30 | Bingham County | 2.9 | 58K | 19,837 | 3,573 | 390 |
| 31 | Bear Lake County | 2.7 | 14K | 5,253 | 2,172 | 143 |
| 32 | Payette County | 2.6 | 31K | 11,846 | 3,837 | 69 |
| 33 | Twin Falls County | 2.4 | 110K | 46,267 | 4,001 | 266 |
| 34 | Jerome County | 2.2 | 26K | 11,738 | 1,910 | 130 |
| 35 | Bonneville County | 1.9 | 148K | 79,451 | 12,061 | 627 |
| 36 | Bannock County | 1.8 | 81K | 43,884 | 8,288 | 303 |
| 37 | Canyon County | 1.8 | 205K | 112,896 | 21,260 | 436 |
| 38 | Ada County | 1.3 | 338K | 256,537 | 10,421 | 596 |
| 39 | Franklin County | 1.1 | 12K | 11,748 | 1,678 | 195 |
| 40 | Cassia County | 0.7 | 9,921 | 14,726 | 4,268 | 34 |
| 41 | Minidoka County | 0.3 | 3,679 | 11,696 | 727 | 36 |
| 42 | Camas County | 0.2 | 100 | 469 | 47 | 3 |
| 43 | Butte County | - | 5,161 | - | 398 | 101 |
Biggest Idaho outages of 2021
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 | April 19, 2021 00:45 | April 20, 2021 23:45 | 1d 23h | 27,216 | 192K |
| 2 | Bonner County, ID | November 15, 2021 22:15 | November 20, 2021 03:30 | 4d 5h | 25,571 | 224K |
| 3 | Kootenai County, ID | January 13, 2021 10:15 | January 20, 2021 02:30 | 6d 16h | 24,557 | 1.1M |
| 4 | Canyon County, ID | May 22, 2021 23:15 | May 23, 2021 02:15 | 3h | 21,260 | 22K |
| 5 | Bonner County, ID | January 13, 2021 10:45 | January 19, 2021 04:30 | 5d 17h | 18,423 | 234K |
| 6 | Bonneville County, ID | January 26, 2021 15:15 | January 26, 2021 17:45 | 2h 30m | 12,061 | 18K |
| 7 | Kootenai County, ID | November 15, 2021 19:15 | November 18, 2021 03:00 | 2d 7h | 11,743 | 90K |
| 8 | Ada County, ID | May 22, 2021 16:00 | May 22, 2021 22:30 | 6h 30m | 10,421 | 18K |
| 9 | Bonneville County, ID | March 29, 2021 14:30 | March 30, 2021 04:45 | 14h 15m | 9,496 | 61K |
| 10 | Madison County, ID | October 29, 2021 15:45 | October 30, 2021 00:15 | 8h 30m | 8,877 | 34K |
| 11 | Madison County, ID | May 16, 2021 11:45 | May 16, 2021 12:00 | 15m | 8,877 | 2,219 |
| 12 | Madison County, ID | June 12, 2021 19:30 | June 13, 2021 00:45 | 5h 15m | 8,877 | 14K |
| 13 | Canyon County, ID | June 22, 2021 20:00 | June 23, 2021 01:45 | 5h 45m | 8,705 | 3,284 |
| 14 | Ada County, ID | May 19, 2021 18:00 | May 19, 2021 20:15 | 2h 15m | 8,700 | 6,514 |
| 15 | Canyon County, ID | July 6, 2021 17:15 | July 6, 2021 19:00 | 1h 45m | 8,604 | 6,492 |
| 16 | Shoshone County, ID | January 13, 2021 13:00 | January 21, 2021 17:15 | 8d 4h | 8,461 | 488K |
| 17 | Bonner County, ID | March 28, 2021 21:45 | March 29, 2021 23:45 | 1d 2h | 8,438 | 56K |
| 18 | Kootenai County, ID | March 28, 2021 23:45 | March 30, 2021 09:30 | 1d 9h | 8,357 | 86K |
| 19 | Bannock County, ID | June 23, 2021 00:00 | June 23, 2021 01:30 | 1h 30m | 8,288 | 8,744 |
| 20 | Canyon County, ID | June 23, 2021 05:15 | June 24, 2021 07:00 | 1d 1h | 8,115 | 25K |
| 21 | Blaine County, ID | June 9, 2021 15:45 | June 9, 2021 18:00 | 2h 15m | 7,559 | 1,926 |
| 22 | Ada County, ID | June 28, 2021 21:00 | June 29, 2021 05:00 | 8h | 7,525 | 15K |
| 23 | Ada County, ID | May 22, 2021 11:30 | May 22, 2021 14:15 | 2h 45m | 7,083 | 7,442 |
| 24 | Ada County, ID | May 1, 2021 21:15 | May 2, 2021 12:00 | 14h 45m | 7,049 | 12K |
| 25 | Ada County, ID | March 29, 2021 06:30 | March 30, 2021 05:15 | 22h 45m | 7,024 | 22K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 90% of Idaho's electricity customers in 2021; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2021 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.