When will the power be back in Meridian, ID?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Sep 3, 11,215 completed outages have been graded this way — typical (median) error 1.7 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 2.8 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Meridian, Idaho — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Meridian is a city in Ada County; when the serving utility's own outage map reports Meridian directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Meridian is a city of about 139,740 residents in Ada County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Meridian by name, so this page reports the Ada County county-wide view, which covers Meridian. If a serving utility does name Meridian during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Meridian: 83642 · 83646 · 83680 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Meridian: the closest other places we track are Garden City, about 7 miles to the northeast; Star, about 8 miles to the northwest; Nampa, about 8 miles to the west; Boise City, about 9 miles to the east. Also nearby: Kuna (9 mi S), Eagle (9 mi N), Middleton (13 mi NW), Caldwell (13 mi W), Mountain Home (48 mi SE), Jerome (113 mi SE), Twin Falls (122 mi SE), Burley (151 mi SE). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Lewiston (194 mi); northeast toward Missoula, MT (253 mi); east toward Chubbuck (204 mi); southeast toward Tremonton, UT (251 mi); south toward Elko, NV (194 mi); west toward Prineville, OR (227 mi); northwest toward Pendleton, OR (186 mi).
Who serves Meridian?
We track live outage data from Idaho Power in Ada County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Meridian's last tracked outage began Sep 3, peaked at 99 customers out, and was restored in 7 hours. Across the 3 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 6 hours.
- Sep 3 — 99 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Sep 2 — 143 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 1 — 257 customers out, restored in 6 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Meridian, ID?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Meridian area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page. For context from Meridian's own record: across the 3 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 6 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Meridian, ID?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Meridian area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Meridian ZIP code — 83642, 83646, 83680 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Meridian, ID?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Ada County include Idaho Power; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Meridian specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Ada County county-wide view, which covers Meridian. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Meridian by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Meridian. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Garden City (7 mi NE) is the closest place we track separately.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
