Power Outages in Richland County, MT
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Richland County, MT across 1 reported incident. Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc and Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for McCone Electric Coop Inc, McKenzie Electric Coop Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
Richland County, MT is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/montana/richland-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Richland County, MT", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/montana/richland-county
Not counted: no live feed for McCone Electric Coop Inc, McKenzie Electric Coop Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
0.0%of this county's ~9,819 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: McCone Electric Coop Inc, McKenzie Electric Coop Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc, Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McCone Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McKenzie Electric Coop Inc | 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 Richland 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59270 | 69 | ≤11 | 63 | 0 |
| 59221 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 59262 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59243 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59218 | ≤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 Richland County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Richland County right now.
Richland County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on September 24, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- High Wind Warning ×1
Latest Richland County, MT outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 53m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 220 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 158 customers out (1.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Richland County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Richland Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Richland County went about 0.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,967 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 0.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,967 customers out) · decade average 2.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 70 | 2,682 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | 33 | 2,864 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 30 | 1,722 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 13 | 2,700 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 33 | 2,967 | 7.9 |
| 2022 | 29 | 1,633 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | 16 | 365 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 22 | 796 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | 30 | 1,282 | 0.9 |
Cost of power in Richland County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Richland 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.
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co12.3¢19,626 cust
- Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc9.2¢3,247 cust
- McKenzie Electric Coop Inc8.9¢25 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 · 2.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Richland County: FAQ
- How often does Richland County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Richland County, MT logged 30 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Richland County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,967 customers without power, beginning June 6, 2021 and lasting about 15d.
- Is there a power outage in Richland County, MT right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Richland County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Richland County.
59217, 59221, 59243, 59262, 59270
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | 2.4 hrs | Outages only | - |
| McKenzie Electric Coop Inc | 1.8 hrs | No live feed | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| McCone Electric Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
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/30083 and /api/v1/counties/30083/history. Live data as of .