Power outages in Gresham, OR

Live outages for Gresham and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Gresham has 111,513 residents.

Right now

Outages reported

Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.

35customers without power in Multnomah County

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

Share of customers unknown

At least one utility here doesn't publish how many customers it serves in this area, so we can't show a percentage.

Updated 7 min ago

We check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.

PacifiCorp (Pacific Power / Rocky Mountain Power) and Portland General Electric doesn't publish a count for Gresham itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

GreshamMultnomah CountyPacifiCorp (Pacific Power / Rocky Mountain Power) and Portland General Electric publish totals only, not outage locations.

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 Multnomah County, which includes Gresham

2014–2025 record

Multnomah County averaged 18.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Oregon counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 18. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 16 hours, starting September 1, 2025.

The largest on record began February 13, 2021, with 125,115 customers out at once.

18.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)

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.

2 hourstypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

8.1 dayslongest on record (January 2024)

125,115most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
February 13, 2021	125,115	7.9 days	6,186,704
January 13, 2024	123,419	8.1 days	7,439,430
April 11, 2022	67,481	1.5 days	680,740
September 8, 2020	53,768	1.9 days	813,723
January 13, 2021	40,015	26 hours	314,274

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

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
Portland General Electric: 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.