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2016 Montana Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Montana customer went without power for about 1.8 hours — the 36th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.8
Peak customers out
5,596
Rank (worst state)
36th
Counties affected
8

Montana outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

2.3h20151.8h20162.7h20171.9h20180.6h20195.6h20205.0h20213.5h20221.8h20238.5h20246.8h2025

Hardest-hit Montana counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Lincoln County5,5962Flathead County4,7283Lake County2,8274Park County3405Powder River County336Sanders County237Carbon County48Carter County1

Biggest Montana outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Lincoln CountyJanuary 19, 20165,596
Flathead CountyOctober 25, 20164,728
Flathead CountyJuly 8, 20163,797
Flathead CountyOctober 10, 20163,504
Lake CountyOctober 25, 20162,827
Flathead CountyMay 19, 20162,538
Flathead CountyMay 9, 20161,925
Flathead CountyAugust 10, 20161,922
Flathead CountySeptember 3, 20161,918
Flathead CountyMay 11, 20161,908
Montana by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.