Power Outages in Musselshell County, MT
Fergus Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) and Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.1 hours.
Musselshell County, MT is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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Fergus Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) and Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~2,407 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Fergus Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT), Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Musselshell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59072 | 108 | ≤11 | 96 | 0 |
| 59059 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59054 | ≤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 Musselshell County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Musselshell County right now.
Musselshell County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×8
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Winter Weather Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Musselshell County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Musselshell County went about 8.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,012 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 8.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 466 customers out) · decade average 5.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 96 | 472 | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 86 | 105 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 77 | 507 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 77 | 466 | 10.6 |
| 2024 | 86 | 2,012 | 6.4 |
| 2025 | 147 | 574 | 8.1 |
Cost of power in Musselshell County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Musselshell 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
- Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op14.2¢21,471 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 Moderate wildfire exposure · 5.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Musselshell County: FAQ
- How often does Musselshell County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Musselshell County, MT logged 147 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Musselshell County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,012 customers without power, beginning November 14, 2024 and lasting about 4h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Musselshell County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Musselshell County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Musselshell County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include Fergus Electric Coop, Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Musselshell County.
59059, 59072
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 | - |
| Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op | - | 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/30065 and /api/v1/counties/30065/history.