Power Outages in Powder River County, MT
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Powder River County, MT. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.3 hours.
Powder River County, MT is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Powder River County.
No active NWS alerts for Powder River County right now.
Powder River County has been under 78 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on August 30, 2026.
- Extreme Heat Warning ×21
- Red Flag Warning ×16
- Special Weather Statement ×15
- Extreme Heat Watch ×6
- Fire Weather Watch ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
Hardest-hit cities in Powder River County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Powder River County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 59 customers.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 59 customers out) · decade average 0.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 33 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 8 | 33 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 15 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 30 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 21 | 32 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 59 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 16 | 30 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 17 | 34 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 59 | 1.3 |
Relatively Low wildfire exposure · 0.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Powder River County: FAQ
- How often does Powder River County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Powder River County, MT logged 9 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Powder River County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 59 customers without power, beginning June 12, 2022 and lasting about 3h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Powder River County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Powder River County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Powder River County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include POWDER RIVER ENERGY CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Powder River County.
59003, 59062, 59314, 59316, 59317, 59343, 59351
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWDER RIVER ENERGY CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/30075 and /api/v1/counties/30075/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Montana customers).