Power Outages in Lake County, MT
Flathead Electric Coop Inc, Missoula Electric Coop, Inc and USBIA-Mission Valley Power publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Lake County, MT is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/montana/lake-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lake County, MT". https://massoutage.com/montana/lake-county
Flathead Electric Coop Inc, Missoula Electric Coop, Inc and USBIA-Mission Valley Power publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~27,394 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Flathead Electric Coop Inc, Missoula Electric Coop, Inc, USBIA-Mission Valley Power.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flathead Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Missoula Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| USBIA-Mission Valley Power | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lake 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59911 | 141 | ≤11 | 120 | 0 |
| 59860 | 131 | 0 | 107 | ≤11 |
| 59864 | 69 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤11 |
| 59865 | 57 | ≤11 | 51 | 0 |
| 59821 | 33 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 59855 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 59824 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 59931 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59929 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59915 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59914 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59910 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59863 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 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 Lake County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lake County right now.
Lake County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 11, 2026.
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Lake Wind Advisory ×2
- Winter Weather Advisory ×1
Latest Lake County, MT outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 978 customers out (4.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 268 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lake County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lake County went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,323 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 4.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 5,323 customers out) · decade average 1.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 69 | 2,811 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 85 | 2,827 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 104 | 1,485 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 116 | 466 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 59 | 1,994 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 86 | 2,014 | 4.0 |
| 2021 | 82 | 979 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 85 | 3,140 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 73 | 3,084 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 109 | 3,412 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 110 | 5,323 | 4.9 |
Cost of power in Lake County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lake 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
- Missoula Electric Coop, Inc10.9¢14,867 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 · 1.9 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 Lake County: FAQ
- How often does Lake County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lake County, MT logged 110 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lake County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,323 customers without power, beginning December 16, 2025 and lasting about 6d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Lake County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lake County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lake County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include Flathead Electric Coop Inc, USBIA-Mission Valley Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lake County.
59824, 59855, 59860, 59863, 59864, 59865, 59910, 59911, 59914, 59915, 59929, 59931
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missoula Electric Coop, Inc | 22.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Flathead Electric Coop Inc | 14.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| USBIA-Mission Valley Power | - | 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/30047 and /api/v1/counties/30047/history.