Why would Idaho Power need to resort to rotational outages?
Idaho Power plans to meet the electricity needs of its customers during summer and winter (peak load seasons) and is doing everything possible to avoid a rotational outage situation. We are confident that we will keep the lights on in our service area. We are careful to keep our electric load (demand) and resources (power supply) in balance. We see our supply of power as secure and are making every effort to ensure it is adequate. However, we cannot guarantee that we would not be impacted by unforeseen power supply problems or equipment problems in the region. Idaho Power must continually maintain additional power generation reserves of approximately six percent above what is required to serve customers. But the sudden loss of major generation or transmission facilities within Idaho Power’s system may require operators to quickly disconnect portions of our power distribution grid, and as a result, interrupt customers’ service in order to keep supply and demand in balance and preserve o
