Power Outages in Petroleum County, MT
Fergus Electric Coop, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for McCone Electric Coop Inc. In 2026, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Petroleum County, MT is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/montana/petroleum-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Petroleum County, MT". https://massoutage.com/montana/petroleum-county
Fergus Electric Coop, Inc publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for McCone Electric Coop Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~265 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: McCone 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fergus Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McCone Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Petroleum 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59087 | ≤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 Petroleum County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Petroleum County right now.
Petroleum County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×9
- Flood Watch ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Petroleum County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2026, the average customer in Petroleum County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 35 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.
Cost of power in Petroleum County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Petroleum 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.
- 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.
Power outages in Petroleum County: FAQ
- How often does Petroleum County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Petroleum County, MT logged 1 distinct outage events in 2026, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Petroleum County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 35 customers without power, beginning September 22, 2026 and lasting about 10m.
- Is there a power outage in Petroleum County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Petroleum County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Petroleum County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include Fergus Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Petroleum County.
59087
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fergus Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| McCone 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/30069 and /api/v1/counties/30069/history.