When will the power be back in Bend, OR?
| 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 Aug 22, 8,694 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 1.7 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 2.2 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 Bend, Oregon — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Bend is a city in Deschutes County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Bend directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Bend is a city of about 106,926 residents in Deschutes County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Bend by name, so this page reports the Deschutes County county-wide view, which covers Bend. If a serving utility does name Bend during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Bend: 97701 · 97702 · 97703 · 97707 · 97708 · 97709 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Bend: the closest other places we track are Redmond, about 16 miles to the northeast; Prineville, about 28 miles to the northeast; Springfield, about 83 miles to the west; Cottage Grove, about 89 miles to the west. Also nearby: Eugene (90 mi W), Gresham (114 mi NW), Troutdale (115 mi NW), Fairview (117 mi NW), Washougal, WA (117 mi NW), Roseburg (117 mi SW), Camas, WA (120 mi NW), Portland (122 mi NW). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Sunnyside, WA (168 mi); northeast toward Hermiston (158 mi); south toward Klamath Falls (129 mi); west toward Newport (141 mi); northwest toward Vancouver, WA (126 mi).
Who serves Bend?
We track live outage data from Central Electric Cooperative, Midstate Electric Coop in Deschutes 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.
Bend's last tracked outage began Aug 21, peaked at 1,105 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Aug 21 — 1,105 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 19 — 43 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Aug 18 — 369 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Aug 18 — 80 customers out, restored in an hour
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Bend, OR?
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 Bend 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 Bend's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Bend, OR?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Bend 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 Bend ZIP code — 97701, 97702, 97703, 97707, 97708, 97709 — 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 Bend, OR?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Deschutes County include Central Electric Cooperative, Midstate Electric Coop; 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 Bend specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Deschutes County county-wide view, which covers Bend. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Bend by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Bend. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Redmond (16 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.
