Power Outages in Blaine County, MT
As of October 19, 2026 11:50 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Blaine County, MT across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Big Flat Electric Coop Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 18.0 hours.
Blaine County, MT is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/montana/blaine-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 11:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Blaine County, MT", live data as of October 19, 2026 11:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/montana/blaine-county
Not counted: no live feed for Big Flat Electric Coop Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
18%of this county's ~3,150 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Big Flat Electric Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill County Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 1 | 566 | 0.2% | - | - | - | |
| Fergus Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Big Flat Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hill County Electric Coop, Inc, Fergus Electric Coop, Inc and NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Blaine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59523 | 48 | 0 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 59526 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 59527 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 59542 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59535 | ≤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 Blaine County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Blaine County right now.
Blaine County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Winter Weather Advisory ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- High Wind Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Blaine 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 Blaine Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Blaine County went about 18.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,740 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 18.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,740 customers out) · decade average 8.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 137 | 1,568 | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 141 | 2,641 | 8.6 |
| 2022 | 159 | 1,428 | 7.8 |
| 2023 | 117 | 1,211 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 130 | 1,479 | 9.6 |
| 2025 | 130 | 2,740 | 18.0 |
Cost of power in Blaine County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Blaine 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
- Fergus Electric Coop, Inc15.9¢6,855 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 Moderate winter weather exposure · 8.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Blaine County: FAQ
- How often does Blaine County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Blaine County, MT logged 130 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 18.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Blaine County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,740 customers without power, beginning December 17, 2025 and lasting about 1d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Blaine County, MT right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Blaine County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include Hill County Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Blaine County.
59523, 59526, 59527, 59529, 59535, 59542, 59547
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 · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Fergus Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Hill County Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Big Flat Electric Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
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/30005 and /api/v1/counties/30005/history. Live data as of .