2023 Idaho Power Outage Report
In 2023, the average Idaho customer went without power for about 2.4 hours, the 39th worst of 51 states (US average 6.7 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
2.4
vs prior year
▼ 18%
vs 2022
Customer-hours out
2.2M
Peak customers out
15,267
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of ID customers
Counties reporting
43
Idaho year over year
All 43 Idaho counties, 2023
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 | Boise County | 30.0 | 105K | 3,491 | 3,491 | 56 |
| 2 | Clearwater County | 26.2 | 104K | 3,978 | 3,978 | 148 |
| 3 | Fremont County | 21.5 | 40K | 1,866 | 1,866 | 459 |
| 4 | Benewah County | 13.5 | 63K | 4,666 | 3,193 | 144 |
| 5 | Valley County | 10.3 | 62K | 5,992 | 5,992 | 119 |
| 6 | Idaho County | 8.3 | 83K | 9,920 | 1,296 | 171 |
| 7 | Clark County | 7.9 | 5,427 | 685 | 560 | 125 |
| 8 | Bear Lake County | 7.0 | 37K | 5,253 | 2,783 | 296 |
| 9 | Teton County | 7.0 | 12K | 1,775 | 896 | 213 |
| 10 | Bonner County | 6.8 | 186K | 27,216 | 4,219 | 663 |
| 11 | Lemhi County | 6.7 | 25K | 3,727 | 3,727 | 63 |
| 12 | Blaine County | 6.5 | 78K | 11,965 | 9,582 | 132 |
| 13 | Lincoln County | 6.5 | 15K | 2,360 | 2,360 | 67 |
| 14 | Washington County | 6.2 | 18K | 2,900 | 1,493 | 42 |
| 15 | Shoshone County | 5.2 | 44K | 8,461 | 3,613 | 279 |
| 16 | Gooding County | 5.1 | 39K | 7,548 | 3,569 | 105 |
| 17 | Jefferson County | 4.9 | 44K | 8,995 | 2,992 | 602 |
| 18 | Adams County | 4.5 | 9,439 | 2,117 | 1,532 | 25 |
| 19 | Oneida County | 4.4 | 17K | 3,921 | 1,477 | 218 |
| 20 | Madison County | 4.4 | 39K | 8,877 | 1,964 | 446 |
| 21 | Nez Perce County | 4.2 | 84K | 19,938 | 7,569 | 341 |
| 22 | Bingham County | 3.9 | 78K | 19,837 | 3,053 | 476 |
| 23 | Lewis County | 3.9 | 6,988 | 1,808 | 850 | 73 |
| 24 | Caribou County | 3.8 | 14K | 3,639 | 1,094 | 208 |
| 25 | Jerome County | 3.5 | 41K | 11,738 | 5,582 | 127 |
| 26 | Elmore County | 3.5 | 47K | 13,404 | 7,869 | 126 |
| 27 | Power County | 2.9 | 11K | 3,842 | 1,878 | 59 |
| 28 | Latah County | 2.5 | 45K | 17,870 | 2,304 | 336 |
| 29 | Owyhee County | 2.4 | 13K | 5,501 | 2,598 | 69 |
| 30 | Boundary County | 2.3 | 9,764 | 4,261 | 1,283 | 160 |
| 31 | Twin Falls County | 1.9 | 89K | 46,267 | 9,203 | 251 |
| 32 | Cassia County | 1.9 | 28K | 14,726 | 3,306 | 45 |
| 33 | Bannock County | 1.3 | 57K | 43,884 | 2,629 | 358 |
| 34 | Canyon County | 1.3 | 143K | 112,896 | 5,961 | 384 |
| 35 | Kootenai County | 1.3 | 129K | 103,287 | 9,581 | 608 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 1.2 | 14K | 11,748 | 592 | 287 |
| 37 | Ada County | 1.2 | 305K | 256,537 | 11,098 | 583 |
| 38 | Payette County | 1.1 | 13K | 11,846 | 5,060 | 68 |
| 39 | Gem County | 1.0 | 9,124 | 8,691 | 1,595 | 52 |
| 40 | Bonneville County | 0.8 | 67K | 79,451 | 4,106 | 637 |
| 41 | Minidoka County | 0.4 | 4,120 | 11,696 | 266 | 36 |
| 42 | Butte County | - | 6,042 | - | 1,043 | 117 |
| 43 | Camas County | - | 1,843 | - | 940 | 12 |
Biggest Idaho outages of 2023
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 | June 7, 2023 15:30 | June 8, 2023 12:00 | 20h 30m | 11,098 | 20K |
| 2 | Blaine County, ID | October 11, 2023 04:15 | October 11, 2023 06:15 | 2h | 9,582 | 16K |
| 3 | Kootenai County, ID | December 6, 2023 05:00 | December 6, 2023 23:30 | 18h 30m | 9,581 | 20K |
| 4 | Twin Falls County, ID | March 10, 2023 12:45 | March 11, 2023 07:00 | 18h 15m | 9,203 | 21K |
| 5 | Blaine County, ID | May 5, 2023 05:15 | May 5, 2023 08:15 | 3h | 9,160 | 26K |
| 6 | Ada County, ID | October 18, 2023 03:00 | October 18, 2023 05:15 | 2h 15m | 7,891 | 15K |
| 7 | Elmore County, ID | November 5, 2023 08:00 | November 5, 2023 09:30 | 1h 30m | 7,869 | 6,652 |
| 8 | Nez Perce County, ID | July 9, 2023 03:30 | July 9, 2023 07:30 | 4h | 7,569 | 29K |
| 9 | Ada County, ID | May 17, 2023 14:15 | May 17, 2023 17:45 | 3h 30m | 6,443 | 1,752 |
| 10 | Valley County, ID | March 15, 2023 06:00 | March 15, 2023 23:00 | 17h | 5,992 | 11K |
| 11 | Valley County, ID | April 18, 2023 16:45 | April 18, 2023 20:15 | 3h 30m | 5,992 | 16K |
| 12 | Canyon County, ID | March 28, 2023 08:45 | March 28, 2023 16:15 | 7h 30m | 5,961 | 23K |
| 13 | Jerome County, ID | November 15, 2023 18:15 | November 15, 2023 20:00 | 1h 45m | 5,582 | 3,112 |
| 14 | Ada County, ID | August 14, 2023 23:45 | August 15, 2023 00:45 | 1h | 5,206 | 4,797 |
| 15 | Canyon County, ID | December 12, 2023 20:45 | December 12, 2023 21:30 | 45m | 5,205 | 3,904 |
| 16 | Ada County, ID | September 7, 2023 15:30 | September 7, 2023 18:45 | 3h 15m | 5,111 | 6,411 |
| 17 | Payette County, ID | October 26, 2023 17:30 | October 26, 2023 18:15 | 45m | 5,060 | 3,412 |
| 18 | Ada County, ID | December 13, 2023 17:45 | December 13, 2023 18:15 | 30m | 4,988 | 2,494 |
| 19 | Ada County, ID | November 28, 2023 17:15 | November 28, 2023 17:30 | 15m | 4,987 | 1,247 |
| 20 | Canyon County, ID | June 27, 2023 01:45 | June 27, 2023 02:45 | 1h | 4,973 | 4,972 |
| 21 | Ada County, ID | May 9, 2023 01:00 | May 9, 2023 04:45 | 3h 45m | 4,833 | 6,525 |
| 22 | Ada County, ID | April 1, 2023 20:15 | April 2, 2023 08:00 | 11h 45m | 4,412 | 15K |
| 23 | Jerome County, ID | March 10, 2023 18:30 | March 11, 2023 09:00 | 14h 30m | 4,405 | 6,935 |
| 24 | Jerome County, ID | January 6, 2023 21:45 | January 6, 2023 22:00 | 15m | 4,237 | 1,059 |
| 25 | Bonner County, ID | January 24, 2023 16:30 | January 25, 2023 00:00 | 7h 30m | 4,219 | 11K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Idaho's electricity customers in 2023; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2023 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.