Power outages in Benton County, OR
Live outage counts for Corvallis, Philomath and Adair Village and the rest of Benton County, updated every 10 minutes from PacifiCorp (Pacific Power / Rocky Mountain Power).
Right now
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.i
A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.i
This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.i
This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
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Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.Outage history in Benton County
2014–2025 recordBenton County averaged 25.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Oregon counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 24. Half were over within 60 minutes; the longest lasted 1.7 days, starting December 17, 2025.
The largest on record began January 16, 2024, with 18,540 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in September.
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At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.i
Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| January 16, 2024 | 18,540 | 2.3 days | 159,723 |
| January 13, 2024 | 12,532 | 2.4 days | 65,149 |
| December 17, 2025 | 11,146 | 1.7 days | 82,499 |
| February 13, 2021 | 11,133 | 5.6 days | 274,438 |
| September 13, 2020 | 9,426 | 15 minutes | 2,357 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.
If your power is out
Report it to your utility
- PacifiCorp (Pacific Power / Rocky Mountain Power): outage map and reporting
- Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.
Food safety
- 0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
- 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
- 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
- 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.
Generators, heat and cold
- Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
- Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
- Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.
Cities in Benton County
Utilities
- PacifiCorp (Pacific Power / Rocky Mountain Power)
- Consumers Power, Inc no live feed
- Emerald People's Utility Dist no live feed
- All Oregon outages