Power Outages in Crook County, WY
Is there a power outage in Crook County, WY right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Powder River Energy Corp and Black Hills Power, Inc. in Crook County, WY. There is no live feed for City of Gillette - (WY) and Southeast Electric Coop, Inc.
Crook County, WY is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 31.5 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Crook County, WY", live data as of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wyoming/crook-county
No active outages are reported by Powder River Energy Corp and Black Hills Power, Inc. in Crook County.
No live feed for City of Gillette - (WY) and Southeast Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Crook County, WY
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Black Hills Power, Inc., Powder River Energy Corp, Southeast Electric Coop, Inc and City of Gillette - (WY); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~6,517 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Gillette - (WY), Southeast Electric Coop, Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powder River Energy Corp | Live · county | 0 | 6,726 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Black Hills Power, Inc. | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Gillette - (WY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southeast Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Powder River Energy Corp and Black Hills Power, Inc. 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 Crook 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82721 | 68 | ≤11 | 64 | 0 |
| 82729 | 67 | ≤11 | 59 | 0 |
| 82720 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 82714 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 82712 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 82711 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 82710 | ≤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 Crook County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Crook County right now.
Crook County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
- Red Flag Warning ×1
Latest Crook County, WY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 248 customers out (3.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 105 customers out (1.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Crook County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Crook County went about 31.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,545 customers.
The US EIA reports Wyoming utilities averaged 4.4 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 31.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 4,545 customers out) · decade average 12.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 17 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 18 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 275 | 2,560 | 14.2 |
| 2021 | 313 | 1,462 | 10.0 |
| 2022 | 335 | 1,756 | 11.6 |
| 2023 | 328 | 1,273 | 17.7 |
| 2024 | 290 | 3,981 | 23.2 |
| 2025 | 388 | 4,545 | 31.5 |
Cost of power in Crook County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Crook 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.
- Powder River Energy Corp12.2¢15,548 cust
- City of Gillette - (WY)12.9¢14,134 cust
- Black Hills Power, Inc.13.8¢2,179 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 12.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Crook County: FAQ
- How often does Crook County, WY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Crook County, WY logged 388 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 31.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Crook County, WY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,545 customers without power, beginning November 13, 2025 and lasting about 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Crook County, WY right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Powder River Energy Corp and Black Hills Power, Inc. in Crook County, WY. There is no live feed for City of Gillette - (WY) and Southeast Electric Coop, Inc.
- Which utilities serve Crook County, WY?
- Tracked electric providers include Powder River Energy Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Crook County.
82710, 82711, 82712, 82714, 82720, 82721, 82729
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Crook County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Wyoming →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Power, Inc. | 8.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Powder River Energy Corp | 9.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Southeast Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Gillette - (WY) | - | No live feed | - |
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 Wyoming customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/56011 and /api/v1/counties/56011/history.