Power Outages in Lincoln County, WA
Avista Corp,avista has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Avista Corp, Big Bend Electric Coop, Inc and Inland Power & Light Company publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and PUD No 2 of Grant County - (WA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.3 hours.
Lincoln County, WA is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lincoln County, WA". https://massoutage.com/washington/lincoln-county
Avista Corp,avista only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Avista Corp, Big Bend Electric Coop, Inc and Inland Power & Light Company publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and PUD No 2 of Grant County - (WA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,661 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration, PUD No 2 of Grant County - (WA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Avista Corp,avista. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Avista Corp, Big Bend Electric Coop, Inc, Inland Power & Light Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avista Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Avista Corp,avista | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Big Bend Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inland Power & Light Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PUD No 2 of Grant County - (WA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lincoln 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99122 | 45 | 0 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 99185 | 18 | 0 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 99029 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 99032 | 17 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 99159 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 99154 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 99147 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 99134 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 99117 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 99103 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 99008 | ≤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 Lincoln County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lincoln County right now.
Lincoln County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Blowing Dust Advisory on October 11, 2026.
- Blowing Dust Advisory ×10
- Wind Advisory ×6
- Frost Advisory ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
Latest Lincoln County, WA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 184 customers out (2.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lincoln County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lincoln County went about 7.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,212 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 7.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 2,059 customers out) · decade average 9.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 258 | 2,721 | 14.7 |
| 2016 | 175 | 2,219 | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 153 | 2,342 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 411 | 1,152 | 4.0 |
| 2020 | 526 | 2,059 | 22.5 |
| 2021 | 421 | 497 | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 353 | 4,212 | 16.1 |
| 2023 | 414 | 2,645 | 9.8 |
| 2024 | 359 | 718 | 4.1 |
| 2025 | 318 | 2,719 | 7.3 |
Cost of power in Lincoln County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lincoln 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.
- Avista Corp14.2¢247,159 cust
- PUD No 2 of Grant County - (WA)6.2¢43,160 cust
- Inland Power & Light Company9.6¢42,351 cust
- Big Bend Electric Coop, Inc9.6¢6,365 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.
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively Moderate wildfire exposure · 9.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Lincoln County: FAQ
- How often does Lincoln County, WA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lincoln County, WA logged 318 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lincoln County, WA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,212 customers without power, beginning January 6, 2022 and lasting about 20h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Lincoln County, WA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lincoln County, WA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lincoln County, WA?
- Tracked electric providers include Avista Corp,avista, Inland Power & Light Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lincoln County.
99008, 99029, 99032, 99103, 99117, 99122, 99134, 99144, 99147, 99154, 99159, 99185
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avista Corp | 7.9 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Inland Power & Light Company | 8.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Big Bend Electric Coop, Inc | 7.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Avista Corp,avista | - | Outages only | - |
| PUD No 2 of Grant County - (WA) | - | No live feed | - |
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/53043 and /api/v1/counties/53043/history.