Power Outages in Washakie County, WY
Is there a power outage in Washakie County, WY right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, no outages are reported by PacifiCorp in Washakie County, WY. There is no live feed for Big Horn Rural Electric Co, High Plains Power Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Washakie County, WY is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.7 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Washakie County, WY", live data as of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wyoming/washakie-county
No active outages are reported by PacifiCorp in Washakie County.
No live feed for Big Horn Rural Electric Co, High Plains Power Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Washakie County, WY
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for PacifiCorp, High Plains Power Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Big Horn Rural Electric Co; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~2,958 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Big Horn Rural Electric Co, High Plains Power Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Big Horn Rural Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| High Plains Power Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
PacifiCorp reportsevery 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 Washakie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82401 | 135 | ≤11 | 114 | 0 |
| 82442 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Washakie County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Washakie County right now.
Washakie County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Freeze Warning ×5
- Red Flag Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Hydrologic Outlook ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Washakie County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Washakie County went about 4.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,699 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 4.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,607 customers out) · decade average 1.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 57 | 2,699 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 115 | 353 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 247 | 676 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 150 | 588 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 75 | 176 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | 108 | 241 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 83 | 248 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 118 | 1,464 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 102 | 2,607 | 4.7 |
Cost of power in Washakie County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Washakie 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
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 that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low wildfire exposure · 1.4 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 Washakie County: FAQ
- How often does Washakie County, WY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Washakie County, WY logged 102 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Washakie County, WY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,699 customers without power, beginning November 5, 2017 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Washakie County, WY right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, no outages are reported by PacifiCorp in Washakie County, WY. There is no live feed for Big Horn Rural Electric Co, High Plains Power Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Washakie County.
82401, 82442
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Washakie County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Wyoming →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PacifiCorp | 3.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| High Plains Power Inc | 5.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Big Horn Rural Electric Co | - | 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/56043 and /api/v1/counties/56043/history.