Power Outages in Meagher County, MT
Fergus Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) and Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Park Electric Coop Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 37.4 hours.
Meagher County, MT is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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Fergus Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) and Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Park Electric Coop Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,708 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Park Electric Coop Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Fergus Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT), Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fergus Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Park Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Meagher 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59645 | 41 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 59642 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59053 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Meagher County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Meagher County right now.
Meagher County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 13, 2026.
- Winter Storm Warning ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Flood Watch ×3
- Flash Flood Watch ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Meagher County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Meagher County went about 37.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 513 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 37.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 513 customers out) · decade average 33.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 95 | 513 | 16.9 |
| 2021 | 107 | 513 | 55.4 |
| 2022 | 92 | 513 | 17.6 |
| 2023 | 101 | 513 | 23.9 |
| 2024 | 95 | 513 | 46.7 |
| 2025 | 100 | 513 | 37.4 |
Cost of power in Meagher County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Meagher 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
- Fergus Electric Coop, Inc15.9¢6,855 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 · 33.0 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 Meagher County: FAQ
- How often does Meagher County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Meagher County, MT logged 100 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 37.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Meagher County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 513 customers without power, beginning February 23, 2023 and lasting about 7h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Meagher County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Meagher County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Meagher County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Meagher County.
59053, 59642, 59645
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 | - |
| Fergus Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| 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/30059 and /api/v1/counties/30059/history.