Power Outages in Park County, MT
Flathead Electric Coop Inc and NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for NorthWestern Energy and Park Electric Coop Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.2 hours.
Park County, MT is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/montana/park-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Park County, MT". https://massoutage.com/montana/park-county
Flathead Electric Coop Inc and NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for NorthWestern Energy and Park Electric Coop Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,450 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: NorthWestern Energy, 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: Flathead Electric Coop Inc, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flathead Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Park Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Park 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59047 | 216 | ≤11 | 192 | ≤11 |
| 59030 | 23 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 59086 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 59018 | 13 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 59065 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59027 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Park County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Park County right now.
Park County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Storm Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×5
- Winter Storm Warning ×4
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Winter Weather Advisory ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Winter Storm Watch ×1
Latest Park County, MT outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 13m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 343 customers out (3.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Park County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Park County went about 8.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,763 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 8.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 8,763 customers out) · decade average 3.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 205 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 27 | 340 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 16 | 340 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 15 | 345 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 158 | 519 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 246 | 3,435 | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 169 | 2,440 | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 204 | 3,804 | 7.1 |
| 2023 | 192 | 494 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 292 | 1,937 | 7.0 |
| 2025 | 188 | 8,763 | 8.2 |
Cost of power in Park County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Park 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
- Flathead Electric Coop Inc10.0¢64,334 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 · 3.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Park County: FAQ
- How often does Park County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Park County, MT logged 188 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Park County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,763 customers without power, beginning December 17, 2025 and lasting about 7d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Park County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Park County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Park County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include Flathead Electric Coop Inc, NorthWestern Energy, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Park County.
59018, 59020, 59027, 59030, 59047, 59065, 59081, 59082, 59086
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 | - |
| Flathead Electric Coop Inc | 14.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| NorthWestern Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| 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/30067 and /api/v1/counties/30067/history.