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2023 Idaho Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average Idaho customer went without power for about 2.4 hours — the 39th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.4
Peak customers out
11,098
Rank (worst state)
39th
Counties affected
20

Idaho outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Idaho counties in 2023

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

1Ada County11,0982Valley County10,7543Blaine County9,5824Kootenai County9,5815Twin Falls County9,2036Elmore County7,8697Nez Perce County7,5698Canyon County5,9619Jerome County5,58210Clearwater County5,58011Lemhi County5,29412Payette County5,06013Bonner County4,21914Bonneville County4,10615Boise County3,64916Shoshone County3,61317Gooding County3,56918Lincoln County3,56919Cassia County3,30620Benewah County3,193

Biggest Idaho outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Ada CountyJune 7, 202311,098
Valley CountyMarch 15, 202310,754
Valley CountyApril 18, 202310,588
Blaine CountyOctober 11, 20239,582
Kootenai CountyDecember 6, 20239,581
Twin Falls CountyMarch 10, 20239,203
Blaine CountyMay 5, 20239,160
Ada CountyOctober 18, 20237,891
Elmore CountyNovember 5, 20237,869
Nez Perce CountyJuly 9, 20237,569
Idaho by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MEMIKYOKARWV

Part of the 2023 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.