2024 Idaho Power Outage Report
In 2024, the average Idaho customer went without power for about 4.6 hours, the 33rd worst of 51 states (US average 11.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
4.6
vs prior year
▲ 90%
vs 2023
Customer-hours out
4.2M
Peak customers out
41,301
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of ID customers
Counties reporting
43
Idaho year over year
All 43 Idaho counties, 2024
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 | 98.3 | 343K | 3,491 | 3,491 | 94 |
| 2 | Fremont County | 36.2 | 68K | 1,866 | 1,866 | 521 |
| 3 | Valley County | 35.1 | 211K | 5,992 | 5,992 | 122 |
| 4 | Clearwater County | 26.8 | 106K | 3,978 | 2,495 | 148 |
| 5 | Boundary County | 26.7 | 114K | 4,261 | 4,041 | 146 |
| 6 | Bonner County | 23.0 | 625K | 27,216 | 18,917 | 618 |
| 7 | Benewah County | 22.8 | 106K | 4,666 | 1,827 | 190 |
| 8 | Teton County | 15.6 | 28K | 1,775 | 1,775 | 199 |
| 9 | Clark County | 13.3 | 9,093 | 685 | 246 | 112 |
| 10 | Adams County | 13.0 | 28K | 2,117 | 1,643 | 37 |
| 11 | Bingham County | 9.6 | 191K | 19,837 | 5,647 | 504 |
| 12 | Shoshone County | 9.6 | 81K | 8,461 | 4,297 | 226 |
| 13 | Jefferson County | 8.7 | 79K | 8,995 | 5,191 | 630 |
| 14 | Latah County | 8.3 | 148K | 17,870 | 9,413 | 280 |
| 15 | Lemhi County | 7.8 | 29K | 3,727 | 984 | 71 |
| 16 | Madison County | 7.7 | 68K | 8,877 | 3,710 | 534 |
| 17 | Idaho County | 7.6 | 76K | 9,920 | 2,486 | 162 |
| 18 | Owyhee County | 6.7 | 37K | 5,501 | 3,286 | 92 |
| 19 | Bear Lake County | 6.5 | 34K | 5,253 | 1,977 | 259 |
| 20 | Lincoln County | 6.2 | 15K | 2,360 | 2,360 | 53 |
| 21 | Nez Perce County | 6.2 | 124K | 19,938 | 4,772 | 290 |
| 22 | Blaine County | 5.3 | 63K | 11,965 | 8,793 | 114 |
| 23 | Power County | 5.3 | 20K | 3,842 | 3,842 | 51 |
| 24 | Caribou County | 5.0 | 18K | 3,639 | 1,106 | 241 |
| 25 | Gem County | 4.7 | 41K | 8,691 | 8,691 | 90 |
| 26 | Lewis County | 4.7 | 8,420 | 1,808 | 1,007 | 67 |
| 27 | Gooding County | 4.6 | 35K | 7,548 | 3,268 | 98 |
| 28 | Oneida County | 4.5 | 18K | 3,921 | 1,520 | 197 |
| 29 | Washington County | 4.5 | 13K | 2,900 | 2,721 | 48 |
| 30 | Jerome County | 4.3 | 50K | 11,738 | 5,945 | 144 |
| 31 | Franklin County | 3.4 | 40K | 11,748 | 6,717 | 312 |
| 32 | Bannock County | 3.1 | 136K | 43,884 | 3,999 | 363 |
| 33 | Twin Falls County | 3.1 | 143K | 46,267 | 12,570 | 254 |
| 34 | Elmore County | 2.7 | 36K | 13,404 | 2,361 | 130 |
| 35 | Payette County | 2.5 | 30K | 11,846 | 7,320 | 65 |
| 36 | Kootenai County | 2.4 | 252K | 103,287 | 9,415 | 612 |
| 37 | Bonneville County | 2.3 | 184K | 79,451 | 5,101 | 725 |
| 38 | Canyon County | 1.7 | 195K | 112,896 | 8,110 | 454 |
| 39 | Ada County | 1.6 | 405K | 256,537 | 14,240 | 566 |
| 40 | Cassia County | 1.5 | 23K | 14,726 | 4,987 | 41 |
| 41 | Minidoka County | 0.7 | 8,284 | 11,696 | 1,733 | 41 |
| 42 | Butte County | - | 6,097 | - | 310 | 144 |
| 43 | Camas County | - | 3,516 | - | 1,946 | 8 |
Biggest Idaho outages of 2024
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 | September 26, 2024 00:00 | September 29, 2024 05:00 | 3d 5h | 18,917 | 340K |
| 2 | Ada County, ID | November 11, 2024 18:00 | November 11, 2024 21:00 | 3h | 14,240 | 24K |
| 3 | Twin Falls County, ID | April 25, 2024 19:30 | April 25, 2024 21:30 | 2h | 12,570 | 19K |
| 4 | Ada County, ID | July 24, 2024 23:15 | July 25, 2024 10:30 | 11h 15m | 10,863 | 60K |
| 5 | Twin Falls County, ID | May 2, 2024 14:45 | May 2, 2024 15:15 | 30m | 10,628 | 3,521 |
| 6 | Kootenai County, ID | April 27, 2024 12:15 | April 27, 2024 14:15 | 2h | 9,415 | 14K |
| 7 | Latah County, ID | September 25, 2024 23:30 | September 27, 2024 06:00 | 1d 6h | 9,413 | 50K |
| 8 | Blaine County, ID | April 12, 2024 00:00 | April 12, 2024 06:15 | 6h 15m | 8,793 | 25K |
| 9 | Gem County, ID | November 18, 2024 11:00 | November 18, 2024 11:15 | 15m | 8,691 | 2,173 |
| 10 | Canyon County, ID | May 27, 2024 19:30 | May 27, 2024 23:45 | 4h 15m | 8,110 | 2,069 |
| 11 | Canyon County, ID | May 14, 2024 19:30 | May 14, 2024 20:15 | 45m | 8,092 | 2,026 |
| 12 | Kootenai County, ID | December 18, 2024 05:00 | December 19, 2024 12:00 | 1d 7h | 7,838 | 33K |
| 13 | Gem County, ID | April 9, 2024 12:45 | April 9, 2024 13:00 | 15m | 7,774 | 1,944 |
| 14 | Canyon County, ID | May 19, 2024 16:00 | May 19, 2024 17:00 | 1h | 7,696 | 7,696 |
| 15 | Payette County, ID | September 17, 2024 01:00 | September 17, 2024 11:15 | 10h 15m | 7,320 | 13K |
| 16 | Ada County, ID | February 16, 2024 00:45 | February 16, 2024 02:30 | 1h 45m | 6,938 | 3,672 |
| 17 | Franklin County, ID | August 10, 2024 13:00 | August 10, 2024 16:15 | 3h 15m | 6,717 | 8,759 |
| 18 | Valley County, ID | November 18, 2024 09:00 | November 18, 2024 22:45 | 13h 45m | 5,992 | 21K |
| 19 | Jerome County, ID | November 18, 2024 12:15 | November 18, 2024 19:15 | 7h | 5,945 | 10K |
| 20 | Valley County, ID | November 15, 2024 13:00 | November 15, 2024 20:30 | 7h 30m | 5,678 | 28K |
| 21 | Bingham County, ID | March 2, 2024 04:00 | March 6, 2024 00:15 | 3d 20h | 5,647 | 116K |
| 22 | Jefferson County, ID | June 7, 2024 23:45 | June 8, 2024 22:00 | 22h 15m | 5,191 | 16K |
| 23 | Bonneville County, ID | March 2, 2024 04:00 | March 5, 2024 03:15 | 2d 23h | 5,101 | 108K |
| 24 | Cassia County, ID | January 9, 2024 21:45 | January 10, 2024 01:45 | 4h | 4,987 | 8,179 |
| 25 | Bonner County, ID | January 13, 2024 10:30 | January 16, 2024 22:15 | 3d 11h | 4,933 | 34K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Idaho's electricity customers in 2024; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2024 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.