Power Outages in Madison County, MT
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc, Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc and NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) in Madison County, MT. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.2 hours.
Madison County, MT is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/montana/madison-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Madison County, MT", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/montana/madison-county
No active outages are reported by Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc, Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc and NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) in Madison County.
13%of this county's ~6,329 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 822 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc, Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc and NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) 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 Madison 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59749 | 60 | 0 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 59729 | 59 | ≤11 | 49 | 0 |
| 59716 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 59754 | 21 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 59740 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 59755 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59751 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59747 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59745 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59735 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59720 | ≤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 Madison County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Madison County right now.
Madison County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 14, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×8
- Winter Weather Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Red Flag Warning ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Winter Storm Warning ×2
Latest Madison County, MT outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 262 customers out (4.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Madison County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Madison County went about 12.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,110 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 6,110 customers out) · decade average 9.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 29 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 257 | 6,110 | 22.4 |
| 2021 | 250 | 2,860 | 9.0 |
| 2022 | 271 | 1,863 | 9.8 |
| 2023 | 242 | 1,171 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 265 | 3,687 | 14.0 |
| 2025 | 295 | 1,953 | 12.2 |
Cost of power in Madison County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Madison 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 Low wildfire exposure · 9.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Madison County: FAQ
- How often does Madison County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Madison County, MT logged 295 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Madison County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,110 customers without power, beginning November 8, 2020 and lasting about 16h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Madison County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Madison County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Madison County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Madison County.
59710, 59716, 59720, 59729, 59735, 59740, 59745, 59747, 59749, 59751, 59754, 59755
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 · county | - |
| Vigilante 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/30057 and /api/v1/counties/30057/history.