Power Outages in Flathead County, MT
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Lincoln Electric Coop, Inc, USBIA-Mission Valley Power and Flathead Electric Coop Inc in Flathead County, MT. There is no live feed for Glacier Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.2 hours.
Flathead County, MT is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/montana/flathead-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Flathead County, MT", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/montana/flathead-county
No active outages are reported by Lincoln Electric Coop, Inc, USBIA-Mission Valley Power and Flathead Electric Coop Inc in Flathead County.
No live feed for Glacier Electric Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
1.8%of this county's ~67,284 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Glacier Electric Coop, Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,182 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| USBIA-Mission Valley Power | Live · county | 0 | 33 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Flathead Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Glacier Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lincoln Electric Coop, Inc, USBIA-Mission Valley Power and Flathead Electric Coop Inc 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 Flathead 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59901 | 790 | ≤11 | 671 | ≤11 |
| 59912 | 189 | ≤11 | 162 | 0 |
| 59937 | 157 | ≤11 | 126 | ≤11 |
| 59922 | 34 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 59920 | 33 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 59925 | 20 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 59932 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 59913 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59919 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 59928 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59926 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59916 | ≤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 Flathead County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Flathead County right now.
Flathead County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Winter Weather Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Flathead County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Flathead County went about 12.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 34,234 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 12.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 34,234 customers out) · decade average 5.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 578 | 6,376 | 3.5 |
| 2016 | 682 | 4,728 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 719 | 10,941 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | 748 | 12,775 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 487 | 3,531 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 659 | 34,234 | 13.2 |
| 2021 | 575 | 10,795 | 8.3 |
| 2022 | 725 | 16,122 | 8.9 |
| 2023 | 737 | 3,583 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 754 | 16,911 | 6.8 |
| 2025 | 716 | 23,250 | 12.2 |
Cost of power in Flathead County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Flathead 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.
- Flathead Electric Coop Inc10.0¢64,334 cust
- USBIA-Mission Valley Power9.4¢16,353 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 High winter weather exposure · 5.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Flathead County: FAQ
- How often does Flathead County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Flathead County, MT logged 716 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Flathead County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 34,234 customers without power, beginning May 31, 2020 and lasting about 4d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Flathead County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Flathead County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Flathead County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include Flathead Electric Coop Inc, Lincoln Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Flathead County.
59901, 59912, 59913, 59916, 59919, 59920, 59922, 59925, 59926, 59927, 59928, 59932, 59936, 59937
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flathead Electric Coop Inc | 14.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Glacier Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| USBIA-Mission Valley Power | - | Live · county | - |
| Lincoln 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/30029 and /api/v1/counties/30029/history.