Power Outages in Carbon County, WY
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc and PacifiCorp in Carbon County, WY. Carbon Power & Light, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for High Plains Power Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.1 hours.
Carbon County, WY is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/wyoming/carbon-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Carbon County, WY", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wyoming/carbon-county
No active outages are reported by Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc and PacifiCorp in Carbon County.
Carbon Power & Light, Inc publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for High Plains Power Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
6.9%of this county's ~10,881 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: High Plains Power Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Carbon Power & Light, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc | Live · county | 0 | 753 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Carbon Power & Light, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PacifiCorp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| High Plains Power Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc and PacifiCorp reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Carbon 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82301 | 218 | ≤11 | 210 | ≤11 |
| 82331 | 87 | ≤11 | 83 | ≤11 |
| 82325 | 49 | ≤11 | 48 | 0 |
| 82327 | 39 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 82321 | 22 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 82334 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 82332 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 82324 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 82323 | ≤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 Carbon County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Carbon County right now.
Carbon County has been under 45 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a High Wind Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×12
- High Wind Warning ×9
- Red Flag Warning ×8
- Winter Weather Advisory ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Carbon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Carbon County went about 10.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,551 customers.
The US EIA reports Wyoming utilities averaged 4.4 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 10.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 5,551 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 100 | 1,971 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 190 | 2,004 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 1,317 | 908 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 851 | 5,403 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 224 | 768 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 315 | 2,221 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 278 | 762 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 222 | 3,071 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 238 | 5,551 | 10.1 |
Cost of power in Carbon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Carbon 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.
- PacifiCorp15.1¢118,517 cust
- High Plains Power Inc14.2¢12,868 cust
- Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc17.4¢573 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 winter weather exposure · 2.7 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 Carbon County: FAQ
- How often does Carbon County, WY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Carbon County, WY logged 238 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Carbon County, WY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,551 customers without power, beginning August 25, 2025 and lasting about 15h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Carbon County, WY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Carbon County, WY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Carbon County, WY?
- Tracked electric providers include PacifiCorp, Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Carbon County.
82301, 82321, 82323, 82324, 82325, 82327, 82329, 82331, 82332, 82334, 82335
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 | Live · county | - |
| High Plains Power Inc | 5.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc | 4.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Carbon Power & Light, Inc | - | 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 Wyoming customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/56007 and /api/v1/counties/56007/history.