Power Outages in McCone County, MT
Is there a power outage in McCone County, MT right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, no outages are reported by Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in McCone County, MT. There is no live feed for McCone Electric Coop Inc, NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
McCone County, MT is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2019, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/montana/mccone-county
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- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in McCone County, MT", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/montana/mccone-county
No active outages are reported by Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in McCone County.
No live feed for McCone Electric Coop Inc, NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in McCone County, MT
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, McCone Electric Coop Inc and NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
3.8%of this county's ~2,213 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: McCone Electric Coop Inc, NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 85 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| McCone Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co 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 McCone 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59201 | 53 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 59215 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59274 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59214 | ≤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 McCone County or any town and utility in it.
- Lake Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
McCone County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×10
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in McCone County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2019, the average customer in McCone County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7 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 0.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 7 customers out) · decade average 0.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in McCone County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for McCone 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.
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co12.3¢19,626 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 0.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in McCone County: FAQ
- How often does McCone County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, McCone County, MT logged 1 distinct outage events in 2019, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in McCone County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7 customers without power, beginning December 6, 2017 and lasting about 1h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in McCone County, MT right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, no outages are reported by Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in McCone County, MT. There is no live feed for McCone Electric Coop Inc, NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within McCone County.
59214, 59215, 59223, 59274
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in McCone County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Montana →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | 2.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| McCone Electric Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| NorVal Electric Cooperative, 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 75% of Montana customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/30055 and /api/v1/counties/30055/history.