Power outages in Oregon
In 2025, the average Oregon customer had 4.3 hours (255.7 minutes) of outages across the year. That is just under the US median of 4.3 hours (258.7 minutes) across the 50 states compared.
Trend
Outage time swung widely from 2020 to 2025, from 2.1 hours in 2023 up to a peak in 2021. The worst year was 2021, at 24.8 hours per customer.
Utilities in 2025
The best utility by SAIDI in 2025 was Salem Electric at 6.09 minutes (0.1 hours). The worst was Lane Electric Coop Inc at 1,077.3 minutes (18.0 hours).
| Utility | Customers | Hours / yr | Interruptions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Electric Coop Inc | 13,502 | 18.0 | 2.9 |
| Consumers Power, Inc | 23,923 | 12.3 | 2.6 |
| Central Lincoln People's Ut Dt | 41,451 | 8.6 | 1.9 |
| PacifiCorp | 645,587 | 6.4 | 1.5 |
| Portland General Electric Co | 954,189 | 4.5 | 0.9 |
| Idaho Power Co | 20,304 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| Midstate Electric Coop, Inc | 21,885 | 3.5 | — |
| Coos-Curry Electric Coop, Inc | 18,713 | 3.1 | 1.1 |
| Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist | 20,860 | 2.8 | 0.6 |
| Oregon Trail El Cons Coop, Inc | 31,805 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Umatilla Electric Coop Assn | 17,097 | 2.6 | 1.0 |
| City of Forest Grove | 11,580 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| City of Eugene - (OR) | 100,777 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| City of Springfield - (OR) | 33,482 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| City of McMinnville - (OR) | 17,989 | 0.5 | — |
| Northern Wasco County PUD - (OR) | 10,740 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Salem Electric - (OR) | 20,692 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
What this means for backup power
For everyday outages, enter 4.6 hours in the calculator, which is the average length of one interruption. To ride out a year like 2021, size for 24.8 hours, the total outage time that year.
FAQ
How long does a typical power outage last in Oregon?
One interruption lasts 4.6 hours on average. Oregon customers had about 0.93 interruptions per year in 2025.
What does SAIDI mean?
SAIDI is the total outage time per customer in a year. It is not the length of one outage. In 2025 Oregon's SAIDI was 255.7 minutes, or 4.3 hours.
How much backup power should I plan for?
For everyday outages, plan around 4.6 hours. If you want cover for a year like 2021, plan for 24.8 hours of total outage time. Use the calculator with either number.
Utility pages
Source: U.S. EIA Form 861 Reliability file. Data snapshot 2026-11-05.