Power Outages in Powell County, MT
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Missoula Electric Coop, Inc and NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) in Powell County, MT. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and NorthWestern Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.8 hours.
Powell County, MT is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Powell County, MT", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/montana/powell-county
No active outages are reported by Missoula Electric Coop, Inc and NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) in Powell County.
No live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and NorthWestern Energy: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
15%of this county's ~4,584 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration, NorthWestern Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missoula Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 703 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorthWestern Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Missoula Electric Coop, Inc and NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Powell 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59722 | 121 | ≤11 | 115 | ≤11 |
| 59731 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 59854 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59843 | ≤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 Powell County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Powell County right now.
Powell County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Storm Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Winter Storm Warning ×1
- Winter Storm Watch ×1
- Winter Weather Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Powell County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Powell County went about 8.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,993 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 8.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 1,982 customers out) · decade average 6.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 139 | 1,982 | 14.4 |
| 2021 | 108 | 656 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 97 | 793 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 131 | 792 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 185 | 2,993 | 12.8 |
| 2025 | 176 | 1,450 | 8.8 |
Cost of power in Powell County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Powell 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
- Missoula Electric Coop, Inc10.9¢14,867 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 · 6.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Powell County: FAQ
- How often does Powell County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Powell County, MT logged 176 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Powell County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,993 customers without power, beginning July 25, 2024 and lasting about 3d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Powell County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Powell County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Powell County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include NorthWestern Energy, NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Powell County.
59713, 59722, 59728, 59731, 59733, 59843, 59854
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 · county | - |
| Missoula Electric Coop, Inc | 22.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| NorthWestern Energy | - | 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/30077 and /api/v1/counties/30077/history.