2022 Idaho Power Outage Report
In 2022, the average Idaho customer went without power for about 3.0 hours, the 34th worst of 51 states (US average 6.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
3.0
vs prior year
▼ 48%
vs 2021
Customer-hours out
2.8M
Peak customers out
27,705
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
91%
of ID customers
Counties reporting
43
Idaho year over year
All 43 Idaho counties, 2022
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 | Clearwater County | 32.6 | 130K | 3,978 | 2,231 | 155 |
| 2 | Boise County | 29.6 | 103K | 3,491 | 3,491 | 111 |
| 3 | Fremont County | 25.4 | 47K | 1,866 | 1,866 | 455 |
| 4 | Benewah County | 17.7 | 83K | 4,666 | 2,430 | 149 |
| 5 | Teton County | 13.2 | 23K | 1,775 | 1,364 | 232 |
| 6 | Bonner County | 12.5 | 341K | 27,216 | 13,642 | 617 |
| 7 | Lemhi County | 11.7 | 43K | 3,727 | 2,179 | 51 |
| 8 | Power County | 10.8 | 42K | 3,842 | 2,547 | 64 |
| 9 | Lincoln County | 10.4 | 25K | 2,360 | 1,889 | 64 |
| 10 | Blaine County | 10.4 | 125K | 11,965 | 9,422 | 127 |
| 11 | Shoshone County | 8.4 | 71K | 8,461 | 2,592 | 247 |
| 12 | Idaho County | 7.5 | 74K | 9,920 | 1,510 | 212 |
| 13 | Boundary County | 7.2 | 31K | 4,261 | 1,997 | 151 |
| 14 | Bear Lake County | 7.0 | 37K | 5,253 | 2,467 | 183 |
| 15 | Latah County | 6.7 | 120K | 17,870 | 15,094 | 317 |
| 16 | Owyhee County | 6.6 | 36K | 5,501 | 1,677 | 88 |
| 17 | Valley County | 6.3 | 37K | 5,992 | 3,942 | 123 |
| 18 | Jerome County | 5.5 | 64K | 11,738 | 10,206 | 177 |
| 19 | Elmore County | 4.6 | 61K | 13,404 | 4,266 | 165 |
| 20 | Madison County | 4.5 | 40K | 8,877 | 3,023 | 415 |
| 21 | Lewis County | 4.2 | 7,528 | 1,808 | 835 | 89 |
| 22 | Jefferson County | 4.1 | 37K | 8,995 | 2,635 | 606 |
| 23 | Washington County | 4.1 | 12K | 2,900 | 899 | 31 |
| 24 | Nez Perce County | 3.5 | 70K | 19,938 | 4,294 | 327 |
| 25 | Gem County | 3.4 | 29K | 8,691 | 7,530 | 47 |
| 26 | Gooding County | 3.3 | 25K | 7,548 | 3,385 | 104 |
| 27 | Bingham County | 3.3 | 64K | 19,837 | 3,386 | 434 |
| 28 | Oneida County | 2.8 | 11K | 3,921 | 696 | 176 |
| 29 | Twin Falls County | 2.2 | 104K | 46,267 | 7,283 | 269 |
| 30 | Clark County | 2.2 | 1,491 | 685 | 184 | 80 |
| 31 | Caribou County | 2.1 | 7,779 | 3,639 | 457 | 171 |
| 32 | Kootenai County | 1.8 | 188K | 103,287 | 6,632 | 597 |
| 33 | Canyon County | 1.7 | 190K | 112,896 | 5,158 | 436 |
| 34 | Bannock County | 1.6 | 70K | 43,884 | 3,916 | 312 |
| 35 | Camas County | 1.5 | 702 | 469 | 143 | 11 |
| 36 | Payette County | 1.3 | 16K | 11,846 | 9,231 | 81 |
| 37 | Ada County | 1.2 | 311K | 256,537 | 27,698 | 617 |
| 38 | Adams County | 1.2 | 2,499 | 2,117 | 866 | 22 |
| 39 | Franklin County | 0.9 | 11K | 11,748 | 1,129 | 215 |
| 40 | Cassia County | 0.5 | 7,358 | 14,726 | 276 | 43 |
| 41 | Minidoka County | 0.5 | 5,616 | 11,696 | 748 | 47 |
| 42 | Bonneville County | 0.4 | 34K | 79,451 | 1,518 | 621 |
| 43 | Butte County | - | 16K | - | 652 | 111 |
Biggest Idaho outages of 2022
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ada County, ID | April 19, 2022 15:15 | April 19, 2022 22:45 | 7h 30m | 27,698 | 10K |
| 2 | Latah County, ID | June 22, 2022 00:30 | June 22, 2022 05:15 | 4h 45m | 15,094 | 13K |
| 3 | Bonner County, ID | November 5, 2022 06:00 | November 6, 2022 13:45 | 1d 7h | 13,642 | 84K |
| 4 | Ada County, ID | August 3, 2022 11:00 | August 3, 2022 18:00 | 7h | 12,036 | 3,472 |
| 5 | Jerome County, ID | November 7, 2022 13:15 | November 7, 2022 13:30 | 15m | 10,206 | 2,552 |
| 6 | Blaine County, ID | March 2, 2022 20:15 | March 2, 2022 21:30 | 1h 15m | 9,422 | 8,447 |
| 7 | Payette County, ID | August 11, 2022 03:45 | August 11, 2022 08:15 | 4h 30m | 9,231 | 3,171 |
| 8 | Blaine County, ID | September 29, 2022 04:15 | September 29, 2022 15:15 | 11h | 8,916 | 67K |
| 9 | Gem County, ID | April 7, 2022 13:45 | April 7, 2022 15:00 | 1h 15m | 7,530 | 8,244 |
| 10 | Twin Falls County, ID | April 14, 2022 12:45 | April 14, 2022 19:00 | 6h 15m | 7,283 | 6,081 |
| 11 | Ada County, ID | November 14, 2022 15:15 | November 14, 2022 19:00 | 3h 45m | 6,994 | 14K |
| 12 | Kootenai County, ID | November 4, 2022 11:15 | November 8, 2022 05:00 | 3d 17h | 6,632 | 77K |
| 13 | Ada County, ID | September 1, 2022 11:00 | September 1, 2022 12:00 | 1h | 6,513 | 6,513 |
| 14 | Twin Falls County, ID | September 7, 2022 00:15 | September 7, 2022 01:00 | 45m | 6,468 | 3,904 |
| 15 | Gem County, ID | August 6, 2022 06:30 | August 6, 2022 08:00 | 1h 30m | 5,533 | 8,199 |
| 16 | Canyon County, ID | August 12, 2022 00:00 | August 12, 2022 22:00 | 22h | 5,158 | 67K |
| 17 | Canyon County, ID | March 10, 2022 03:00 | March 10, 2022 07:45 | 4h 45m | 5,100 | 6,337 |
| 18 | Kootenai County, ID | December 23, 2022 00:45 | December 23, 2022 04:15 | 3h 30m | 5,037 | 1,324 |
| 19 | Ada County, ID | May 1, 2022 03:15 | May 1, 2022 07:00 | 3h 45m | 4,941 | 4,889 |
| 20 | Bonner County, ID | September 29, 2022 05:15 | September 29, 2022 11:45 | 6h 30m | 4,707 | 21K |
| 21 | Bonner County, ID | September 1, 2022 02:00 | September 1, 2022 15:15 | 13h 15m | 4,408 | 15K |
| 22 | Kootenai County, ID | April 4, 2022 20:15 | April 6, 2022 00:15 | 1d 4h | 4,397 | 24K |
| 23 | Nez Perce County, ID | May 2, 2022 00:45 | May 2, 2022 08:30 | 7h 45m | 4,294 | 16K |
| 24 | Elmore County, ID | December 12, 2022 07:45 | December 12, 2022 15:00 | 7h 15m | 4,266 | 3,322 |
| 25 | Jerome County, ID | May 28, 2022 08:45 | May 28, 2022 12:15 | 3h 30m | 4,230 | 12K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 91% of Idaho's electricity customers in 2022; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2022 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.