Power Outages in Broadwater County, MT
As of October 19, 2026 11:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc and NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) in Broadwater County, MT. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.0 hours.
Broadwater County, MT is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 11:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Broadwater County, MT", live data as of October 19, 2026 11:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/montana/broadwater-county
No active outages are reported by Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc and NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) in Broadwater County.
No live feed for Bonneville Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
52%of this county's ~3,290 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,719 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vigilante 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 Broadwater 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59635 | 143 | ≤11 | 138 | 0 |
| 59644 | 115 | 0 | 106 | 0 |
| 59643 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59647 | ≤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 Broadwater County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Broadwater County right now.
Broadwater County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 14, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×8
- Winter Storm Warning ×5
- Winter Weather Advisory ×4
- Flood Watch ×3
- Flash Flood Watch ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×2
Latest Broadwater County, MT outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 202 customers out (12% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Broadwater County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Broadwater County went about 9.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,412 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 9.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 1,412 customers out) · decade average 5.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 110 | 208 | 5.0 |
| 2021 | 98 | 1,412 | 9.3 |
| 2022 | 110 | 1,412 | 9.6 |
| 2023 | 101 | 186 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 87 | 761 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 126 | 818 | 9.0 |
Cost of power in Broadwater County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Broadwater 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 Moderate winter weather exposure · 5.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Broadwater County: FAQ
- How often does Broadwater County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Broadwater County, MT logged 126 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Broadwater County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,412 customers without power, beginning June 4, 2021 and lasting about 7h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Broadwater County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Broadwater County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Broadwater County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT), Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Broadwater County.
59643, 59644, 59647
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 | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/30007 and /api/v1/counties/30007/history.