Power Outages in Roosevelt County, MT
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc, Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Roosevelt County, MT. There is no live feed for McCone Electric Coop Inc, NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.2 hours.
Roosevelt County, MT is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/montana/roosevelt-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Roosevelt County, MT", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/montana/roosevelt-county
No active outages are reported by Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc, Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in Roosevelt County.
No live feed for McCone Electric Coop Inc, NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
22%of this county's ~7,271 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: McCone Electric Coop Inc, NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,404 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 173 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| McCone Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc, Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc, Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co 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 Roosevelt 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59255 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59226 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 59212 | ≤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 Roosevelt County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Roosevelt County right now.
Roosevelt 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
Hardest-hit cities in Roosevelt County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Roosevelt County went about 0.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,388 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 0.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 772 customers out) · decade average 0.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 51 | 1,388 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 43 | 687 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 35 | 647 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 27 | 638 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | 31 | 772 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 32 | 1,289 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 28 | 786 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 28 | 1,358 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 27 | 167 | 0.2 |
Cost of power in Roosevelt County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Roosevelt 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
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 High winter weather exposure · 0.9 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 Roosevelt County: FAQ
- How often does Roosevelt County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Roosevelt County, MT logged 27 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Roosevelt County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,388 customers without power, beginning September 30, 2017 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Roosevelt County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Roosevelt County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Roosevelt County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop, Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Roosevelt County.
59201, 59212, 59213, 59218, 59226, 59255
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 | Live · county | - |
| Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop | 1.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| McCone Electric Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/30085 and /api/v1/counties/30085/history.