Power Outages in Dawson County, MT
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Dawson County, MT. There is no live feed for Goldenwest Electric Coop, Inc, McCone Electric Coop Inc, Tongue River Electric Coop Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Dawson County, MT is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dawson County, MT", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/montana/dawson-county
No active outages are reported by Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Dawson County.
No live feed for Goldenwest Electric Coop, Inc, McCone Electric Coop Inc, Tongue River Electric Coop Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
1.0%of this county's ~7,437 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Goldenwest Electric Coop, Inc, McCone Electric Coop Inc, Tongue River 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 77 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Goldenwest Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McCone Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tongue River Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co 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 Dawson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59330 | 88 | ≤11 | 75 | ≤11 |
| 59339 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59315 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59259 | ≤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 Dawson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dawson County right now.
Dawson County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on September 24, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- High Wind Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Dawson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dawson County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,586 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 0.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 2,441 customers out) · decade average 1.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 86 | 2,586 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 31 | 819 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 20 | 2,103 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 41 | 377 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 49 | 2,570 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 50 | 1,801 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | 39 | 1,931 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 40 | 2,441 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 23 | 259 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Dawson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dawson 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.
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co12.3¢19,626 cust
- Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc9.2¢3,247 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 · 1.0 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 Dawson County: FAQ
- How often does Dawson County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dawson County, MT logged 23 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dawson County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,586 customers without power, beginning May 25, 2017 and lasting about 8h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Dawson County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Dawson County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dawson County.
59259, 59315, 59330, 59339
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | 2.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| McCone Electric Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Tongue River Electric Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Goldenwest Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Lower Yellowstone R E A, 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/30021 and /api/v1/counties/30021/history.