Power Outages in Mineral County, MT
Missoula Electric Coop, Inc and NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 68.9 hours.
Mineral County, MT is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mineral County, MT". https://massoutage.com/montana/mineral-county
Missoula Electric Coop, Inc and NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Bonneville Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~3,814 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Missoula Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missoula Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Mineral 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59872 | 44 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 59866 | 26 | 0 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 59867 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59842 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59830 | ≤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 Mineral County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Mineral County right now.
Latest Mineral County, MT outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 279 customers out (11% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Mineral County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mineral County went about 68.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,455 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 68.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,455 customers out) · decade average 17.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 37 | 300 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 82 | 300 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 90 | 2,455 | 47.1 |
| 2022 | 81 | 1,867 | 12.0 |
| 2023 | 72 | 1,929 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 73 | 2,455 | 17.6 |
| 2025 | 103 | 2,455 | 68.9 |
Cost of power in Mineral County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mineral 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
- 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 Low ice storms exposure · 17.0 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 Mineral County: FAQ
- How often does Mineral County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mineral County, MT logged 103 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 68.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mineral County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,455 customers without power, beginning December 17, 2025 and lasting about 7d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Mineral County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Mineral County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Mineral County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mineral County.
59820, 59830, 59842, 59866, 59867, 59872
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 | - |
| Missoula Electric Coop, Inc | 22.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | 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/30061 and /api/v1/counties/30061/history.