Power Outages in Hill County, MT
Hill County Electric Coop, Inc and NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.3 hours.
Hill County, MT is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/montana/hill-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hill County, MT". https://massoutage.com/montana/hill-county
Hill County Electric Coop, Inc and NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,625 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: 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: Hill County Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill County Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hill 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59501 | 202 | ≤11 | 184 | ≤11 |
| 59521 | 40 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 59540 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59528 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59532 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 59530 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59525 | ≤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 Hill County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hill County right now.
Hill County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 13, 2026.
- Winter Weather Advisory ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- High Wind Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Hill County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hill County went about 8.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,180 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 8.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 7,012 customers out) · decade average 5.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 141 | 4,618 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 169 | 7,180 | 7.9 |
| 2022 | 132 | 4,595 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 109 | 1,717 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 158 | 6,203 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 166 | 7,012 | 8.3 |
Cost of power in Hill County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hill 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 High winter weather exposure · 5.0 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 Hill County: FAQ
- How often does Hill County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hill County, MT logged 166 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hill County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,180 customers without power, beginning November 5, 2021 and lasting about 10h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Hill County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hill County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hill County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include Hill County Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hill County.
59501, 59521, 59525, 59528, 59530, 59532, 59540
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 | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Hill County 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/30041 and /api/v1/counties/30041/history.