Power Outages in Gallatin County, MT
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 41 customers are without power in Gallatin County, MT across 2 reported incidents. NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) and Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for NorthWestern Energy and Park Electric Coop Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.7 hours.
Gallatin County, MT is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/montana/gallatin-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Gallatin County, MT", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/montana/gallatin-county
Not counted: no live feed for NorthWestern Energy and Park Electric Coop Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~98,445 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: NorthWestern Energy, Park Electric Coop Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Park Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Gallatin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59718 | 412 | ≤11 | 350 | ≤11 |
| 59715 | 408 | ≤11 | 346 | 0 |
| 59714 | 218 | ≤11 | 188 | 0 |
| 59752 | 83 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 59741 | 79 | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 59730 | 26 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 59758 | 21 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 59760 | ≤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 Gallatin County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Gallatin County right now.
Gallatin County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 14, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×8
- Flood Watch ×6
- Winter Storm Warning ×6
- Winter Weather Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Flash Flood Watch ×3
Latest Gallatin County, MT outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 20m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 256 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 628 customers out (0.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Gallatin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Gallatin Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gallatin County went about 1.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,980 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 1.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 6,905 customers out) · decade average 1.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9 | 276 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 498 | 6,905 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 533 | 9,419 | 2.2 |
| 2022 | 575 | 11,296 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 573 | 1,615 | 0.6 |
| 2024 | 578 | 12,843 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 583 | 13,980 | 1.7 |
Cost of power in Gallatin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Gallatin 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
- Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc11.1¢1,525 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.
Very High winter weather exposure · 1.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Gallatin County: FAQ
- How often does Gallatin County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gallatin County, MT logged 583 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gallatin County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,980 customers without power, beginning November 24, 2025 and lasting about 6h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Gallatin County, MT right now?
- Yes, about 41 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Gallatin County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc, NorthWestern Energy, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT).
Bozeman. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Gallatin County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gallatin County.
59714, 59715, 59718, 59730, 59741, 59752, 59758, 59760
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 | - |
| Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc | 0.1 hrs | Outages only | - |
| NorthWestern Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Park Electric Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
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/30031 and /api/v1/counties/30031/history. Live data as of .