Power Outages in Columbia County, WA
PacifiCorp has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc and Inland Power & Light Company publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.1 hours.
Columbia County, WA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Columbia County, WA". https://massoutage.com/washington/columbia-county
PacifiCorp only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc and Inland Power & Light Company publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~2,664 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: PacifiCorp. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc, Inland Power & Light Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inland Power & Light Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PacifiCorp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Columbia Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99328 | 45 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 99359 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Columbia County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Columbia County right now.
Columbia County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 13, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Columbia County, WA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 169 customers out (8.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Columbia County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Columbia County went about 7.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,960 customers.
The US EIA reports Washington utilities averaged 6.6 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 7.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 1,960 customers out) · decade average 4.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29 | 326 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 58 | 1,960 | 3.8 |
| 2019 | 490 | 1,391 | 10.5 |
| 2020 | 294 | 1,960 | 11.1 |
| 2021 | 79 | 1,043 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 104 | 1,960 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 105 | 895 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 113 | 907 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 136 | 916 | 7.1 |
Cost of power in Columbia County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Columbia County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- PacifiCorp14.3¢114,998 cust
- Inland Power & Light Company9.6¢42,351 cust
- Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc15.6¢4,466 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 4.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Columbia County: FAQ
- How often does Columbia County, WA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Columbia County, WA logged 136 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Columbia County, WA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,960 customers without power, beginning January 5, 2018 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Columbia County, WA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Columbia County, WA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Columbia County, WA?
- Tracked electric providers include Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc, PacifiCorp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Columbia County.
99328, 99359
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | 3.5 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Inland Power & Light Company | 8.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc | 3.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Washington customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/53013 and /api/v1/counties/53013/history.