Power Outages in Phillips County, MT
NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Big Flat Electric Coop Inc, NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc, NorthWestern Energy and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 29.1 hours.
Phillips County, MT is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Phillips County, MT". https://massoutage.com/montana/phillips-county
NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Big Flat Electric Coop Inc, NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc, NorthWestern Energy and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~2,796 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Big Flat Electric Coop Inc, NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc, NorthWestern Energy, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Big Flat Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Phillips 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59538 | 53 | ≤11 | 46 | 0 |
| 59546 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59544 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59537 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59524 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59261 | ≤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 Phillips County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Phillips County right now.
Phillips County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×9
- Winter Weather Advisory ×4
Hardest-hit cities in Phillips County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Phillips County went about 29.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,992 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 29.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,992 customers out) · decade average 9.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 112 | 1,992 | 10.8 |
| 2021 | 100 | 1,992 | 12.1 |
| 2022 | 100 | 1,992 | 6.2 |
| 2023 | 103 | 1,940 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 107 | 246 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 109 | 1,992 | 29.1 |
Cost of power in Phillips County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Phillips 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
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 winter weather exposure · 9.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Phillips County: FAQ
- How often does Phillips County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Phillips County, MT logged 109 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 29.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Phillips County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,992 customers without power, beginning July 15, 2025 and lasting about 2h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Phillips County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Phillips County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Phillips County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include NorthWestern Energy, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Phillips County.
59261, 59524, 59537, 59538, 59544, 59546
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 | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| NorthWestern Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Big Flat 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/30071 and /api/v1/counties/30071/history.