Power Outages in Sanders County, MT
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Sanders County, MT. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 25.8 hours.
Sanders County, MT is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Sanders County.
No active NWS alerts for Sanders County right now.
Sanders County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Latest Sanders County, MT outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 22m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 454 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 974 customers out (13% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 974 customers out (13% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 971 customers out (13% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 966 customers out (13% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 965 customers out (13% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 965 customers out (13% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Sanders County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sanders County went about 25.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,428 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 7,428 customers out) · decade average 9.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 23 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 23 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 138 | 1,041 | 2.7 |
| 2018 | 144 | 1,346 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 202 | 1,366 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 298 | 3,568 | 18.6 |
| 2021 | 239 | 7,428 | 37.8 |
| 2022 | 245 | 1,361 | 6.8 |
| 2023 | 222 | 1,203 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 234 | 1,823 | 4.5 |
| 2025 | 233 | 6,903 | 25.8 |
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 9.5 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 Sanders County: FAQ
- How often does Sanders County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sanders County, MT logged 233 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 25.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sanders County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,428 customers without power, beginning January 13, 2021 and lasting about 13d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Sanders County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sanders County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sanders County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include NORTHERN LIGHTS, INC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sanders County.
59831, 59844, 59845, 59848, 59853, 59856, 59859, 59873, 59874
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHERN LIGHTS, INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/30089 and /api/v1/counties/30089/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Montana customers).