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2019 Montana Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Montana customer went without power for about 0.6 hours — the 50th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
0.6
Peak customers out
7,237
Rank (worst state)
50th
Counties affected
20

Montana outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Montana counties in 2019

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

1Lincoln County7,2372Flathead County3,5313Dawson County2,1034Lake County1,9945Richland County1,7226Sanders County1,3667Rosebud County1,1308Custer County8929Ravalli County71410Roosevelt County64711Carbon County52412Park County51913Prairie County45014Sheridan County36415Valley County33216Mineral County30017Gallatin County27618Missoula County12019Daniels County11520Fallon County54

Biggest Montana outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Lincoln CountyJuly 24, 20197,237
Flathead CountyNovember 27, 20193,531
Flathead CountyJuly 5, 20193,306
Flathead CountyJune 19, 20193,287
Flathead CountyAugust 5, 20192,138
Dawson CountyJuly 15, 20192,103
Lake CountyNovember 27, 20191,994
Flathead CountyMarch 16, 20191,899
Flathead CountyDecember 12, 20191,797
Flathead CountyFebruary 3, 20191,740
Montana by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:WVNCMILACAVT

Part of the 2019 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.