When will the power be back in Bozeman, MT?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Oct 1, 16,602 completed outages have been graded this way — typical (median) error 1.9 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 3.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Bozeman, Montana — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Bozeman is a city in Gallatin County; when the serving utility's own outage map reports Bozeman directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Bozeman is a city of about 57,894 residents in Gallatin County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Bozeman by name, so this page reports the Gallatin County county-wide view, which covers Bozeman. If a serving utility does name Bozeman during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Bozeman:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Bozeman: the closest other places we track are Belgrade, about 9 miles to the northwest; Helena, about 78 miles to the northwest; Billings, about 121 miles to the east; and Great Falls, about 126 miles to the north. Also nearby: Cody, WY (126 mi SE); Jackson, WY (153 mi S); Ammon, ID (159 mi S); Idaho Falls, ID (159 mi S); Missoula (164 mi NW); and Blackfoot, ID (183 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: east toward Sheridan, WY (208 mi); southeast toward Riverton, WY (224 mi); south toward Chubbuck, ID (203 mi); southwest toward Burley, ID (256 mi); west toward Lewiston, ID (289 mi); and northwest toward Kalispell (233 mi).
Who serves Bozeman?
We track live outage data from NorthWestern Energy ↗ in Gallatin County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Vigilante Electric Cooperative and Park Electric Cooperative also serve parts of Gallatin County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Bozeman, MT?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Bozeman area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in Bozeman, MT?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Bozeman area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Bozeman ZIP code — 59715, 59717, 59718, 59719, 59771 or 59772 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Bozeman, MT?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Gallatin County include NorthWestern Energy, Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Vigilante Electric Cooperative and others; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Bozeman specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Gallatin County county-wide view, which covers Bozeman. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Bozeman by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Bozeman. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Belgrade (9 mi NW) is the closest place we track separately.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
