Clark County power outages

Idaho outage history from 2018 to 2023, with the largest outages and a backup battery estimate.

This county is not rated. Its numbers may not reflect what residents experienced.

Clark County, Idaho had no major outages from 2018 to 2023

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We show this record but do not rank it because the history is short, the population is very small, or customer counts look too high for the population. Treat these numbers with caution. Data confidence: Low, with 6 years of records.

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December and July made up 44% of this county's outage time. The largest outage on record began Aug 3, 2021, reached 478 customers, and left at least 200 customers out for 3.2 hours.

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Outage impact by year

Customer-hours without power. 1,000 customers out for 2 hours is 2,000 customer-hours.

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YearCustomer-hoursReported outagesMajor outages
20183,35760
201940220
20202,29830
20211,72130
2022000
20232,40970

When outages hit

Share of this county's customer-hours by month.

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Largest outages on record

Start dateHoursPeak customersCustomer-hours
Aug 3, 20213.24781,554
Sep 16, 20232.55601,400
Dec 29, 20202.05601,120
Nov 14, 20202.05591,118
Dec 16, 20182.05471,094

Hours measure how long at least 200 customers in the county were out. Most customers get power back sooner.

Size your backup battery

Start with what you would keep running. Wattages are typical averages, so check your own appliances.

1,700 Whof battery capacity, allowing for about 15% conversion loss

If anyone relies on medical equipment, plan that with their provider. Run portable fuel generators outdoors only, at least 20 feet from doors, windows and vents. See the outage checklist.

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How to read this

  • A major outage lasted at least 8 hours and reached customers equal to at least 1% of county residents.
  • Records cover outages of at least 200 customers in a county. They do not show what happened on your street.
  • Utilities that do not report can make a county look better than it is. Data ends in 2023. Read the full method.