Power Outages in Sweetwater County, WY
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 38 customers are without power in Sweetwater County, WY across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Bridger Valley Elec Assn, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.4 hours.
Sweetwater County, WY is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/wyoming/sweetwater-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sweetwater County, WY", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wyoming/sweetwater-county
Not counted: no live feed for Bridger Valley Elec Assn, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
0.0%of this county's ~25,637 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bridger Valley Elec Assn, Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: PacifiCorp. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | Outages only | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bridger Valley Elec Assn, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Sweetwater 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82901 | 793 | 35 | 761 | 0 |
| 82935 | 393 | 13 | 380 | ≤11 |
| 82932 | 26 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 82943 | 23 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 82945 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 82934 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 82336 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 82322 | ≤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 Sweetwater County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sweetwater County right now.
Sweetwater County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Red Flag Warning ×5
- Hydrologic Outlook ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- High Wind Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Sweetwater County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Sweetwater Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sweetwater County went about 1.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,823 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 1.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 6,789 customers out) · decade average 2.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 225 | 13,823 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 432 | 6,095 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 645 | 4,205 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 585 | 6,789 | 6.8 |
| 2021 | 442 | 5,058 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 448 | 10,627 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 508 | 4,060 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 446 | 5,389 | 2.3 |
| 2025 | 438 | 6,041 | 1.4 |
Cost of power in Sweetwater County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sweetwater 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
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 High winter weather exposure · 2.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Sweetwater County: FAQ
- How often does Sweetwater County, WY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sweetwater County, WY logged 438 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sweetwater County, WY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,823 customers without power, beginning September 12, 2017 and lasting about 2h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Sweetwater County, WY right now?
- Yes, about 38 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Sweetwater County, WY?
- Tracked electric providers include PacifiCorp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sweetwater County.
82322, 82336, 82901, 82929, 82932, 82934, 82935, 82938, 82942, 82943, 82945
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 | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Bridger Valley Elec Assn, Inc | - | 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 Wyoming customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/56037 and /api/v1/counties/56037/history. Live data as of .