Power Outages in Beaverhead County, MT
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Beaverhead County, MT across 1 reported incident. NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) and Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for NorthWestern Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.7 hours.
Beaverhead County, MT is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/montana/beaverhead-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Beaverhead County, MT", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/montana/beaverhead-county
Not counted: no live feed for NorthWestern Energy.
0.0%of this county's ~3,732 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: NorthWestern Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT), Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Beaverhead Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59725 | 194 | ≤11 | 175 | ≤11 |
| 59739 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 59761 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59746 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59736 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Beaverhead County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Beaverhead County right now.
Beaverhead County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Winter Weather Advisory ×4
- Flash Flood Watch ×2
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Winter Storm Watch ×1
Latest Beaverhead County, MT outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 708 customers out (14% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14h 24m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 939 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,647 customers out (46% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Beaverhead County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Beaverhead Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Beaverhead County went about 1.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,612 customers.
The US EIA reports Montana utilities averaged 4.8 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 1.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 2,560 customers out) · decade average 3.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11 | 32 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 87 | 2,560 | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 66 | 856 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 74 | 2,519 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 67 | 3,612 | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 82 | 456 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | 68 | 1,107 | 1.7 |
Cost of power in Beaverhead County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Beaverhead County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT)14.4¢333,711 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 3.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Beaverhead County: FAQ
- How often does Beaverhead County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Beaverhead County, MT logged 68 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Beaverhead County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,612 customers without power, beginning August 8, 2023 and lasting about 2h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Beaverhead County, MT right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Beaverhead County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include NorthWestern Energy, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT), Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Beaverhead County.
59724, 59725, 59732, 59736, 59739, 59743, 59746, 59761
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) | 2.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| NorthWestern Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Montana customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/30001 and /api/v1/counties/30001/history. Live data as of .