Power Out? Storm & Emergency Electrician Help in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Check the neighbors first. If they are out too, it is a utility outage. Around Coeur d'Alene that is Avista or Kootenai Electric Cooperative, depending on where you live; an electrician cannot fix the grid. If only your home is out, or part of it works and part does not, the problem may be in your panel, meter or service wires, and that calls for an electrician, sometimes along with the utility.

Snow, ice and wind bring trees and lines down here. Treat every fallen line as live, keep people and pets away, and call the utility or 911. If snow off the roof bent the mast or tore wires from the house, stay back.

Run a portable generator outdoors and away from windows, and never plug it into a wall or dryer outlet. For after-hours help, ask about extra fees before the visit; availability depends on the provider.