Power outages in Wheatland County, MT

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NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT)no live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Fergus Electric Coop, Incno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Outage history in Wheatland County

2014–2025 record

Wheatland County averaged 6.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Montana counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 4. Half were over within 4.5 hours; the longest lasted 16 hours, starting December 18, 2025.

The largest on record began July 12, 2020, with 1,080 customers out at once.

6.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.
3 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
1.7 dayslongest on record (June 2020)
1,080most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
July 12, 20201,0802 hours1,621
June 12, 20201,0795.5 hours5,665
July 14, 20201,0794 hours4,316
July 29, 20217997.5 hours3,069
April 19, 202057012 hours3,634

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.