Power Outages in Deer Lodge County, MT
NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) and Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and NorthWestern Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Deer Lodge County, MT is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Deer Lodge County, MT". https://massoutage.com/montana/deer-lodge-county
NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) and Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and NorthWestern Energy: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,778 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration, 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Deer Lodge 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59711 | 368 | 0 | 351 | 0 |
| 59762 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 59756 | ≤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 Deer Lodge County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Deer Lodge County right now.
Deer Lodge County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Storm Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Winter Storm Warning ×1
- Winter Storm Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Deer Lodge County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Deer Lodge County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,663 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 2.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 6,027 customers out) · decade average 3.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 200 | 6,027 | 7.9 |
| 2021 | 179 | 1,679 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 185 | 779 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 131 | 1,437 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 181 | 6,663 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 129 | 1,442 | 2.4 |
Cost of power in Deer Lodge County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Deer Lodge 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 · 3.4 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 Deer Lodge County: FAQ
- How often does Deer Lodge County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Deer Lodge County, MT logged 129 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Deer Lodge County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,663 customers without power, beginning February 11, 2024 and lasting about 2h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Deer Lodge County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Deer Lodge County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County.
59711, 59756, 59762
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 | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| 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/30023 and /api/v1/counties/30023/history.