Power Outages in Carbon County, MT
Beartooth Electric Coop, Inc, Flathead Electric Coop Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) and Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Big Horn Rural Electric Co, NorthWestern Energy and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.5 hours.
Carbon County, MT is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Carbon County, MT". https://massoutage.com/montana/carbon-county
Beartooth Electric Coop, Inc, Flathead Electric Coop Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) and Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Big Horn Rural Electric Co, NorthWestern Energy and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,636 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Big Horn Rural Electric Co, NorthWestern Energy, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Beartooth Electric Coop, Inc, Flathead Electric Coop Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT), Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beartooth Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flathead Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Big Horn Rural Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Carbon 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59068 | 52 | 0 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 59041 | 41 | 0 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 59014 | 37 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 59070 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 59008 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 59071 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59029 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59026 | ≤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 Carbon County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Carbon County right now.
Carbon County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 12, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×8
- Winter Storm Warning ×4
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Carbon County, MT outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- GREW
Outage grew to 436 customers out (6.7% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 117 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 31m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,597 customers out (40% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Carbon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Carbon County went about 3.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,383 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 3.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,329 customers out) · decade average 3.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 208 | 524 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 200 | 1,149 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | 175 | 1,329 | 8.1 |
| 2022 | 164 | 2,575 | 6.7 |
| 2023 | 132 | 2,789 | 6.9 |
| 2024 | 136 | 3,383 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 192 | 1,580 | 3.5 |
Cost of power in Carbon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Carbon 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
- Flathead Electric Coop Inc10.0¢64,334 cust
- Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op14.2¢21,471 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 wildfire exposure · 3.8 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 Carbon County: FAQ
- How often does Carbon County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Carbon County, MT logged 192 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Carbon County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,383 customers without power, beginning September 3, 2024 and lasting about 2d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Carbon County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Carbon County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Carbon County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include Beartooth Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Carbon County.
59007, 59008, 59013, 59014, 59026, 59029, 59041, 59068, 59070, 59071
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 | - |
| Flathead Electric Coop Inc | 14.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| NorthWestern Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Big Horn Rural Electric Co | - | No live feed | - |
| Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op | - | Live · total only | - |
| Beartooth 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/30009 and /api/v1/counties/30009/history.