When will the power be back in Lincoln County, MT?

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No significant county-wide outage reported in Lincoln County, MT right now.

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Elsewhere in Montana: 3 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 9:31 PM MDT.

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Who serves Lincoln County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Flathead Electric Cooperative, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Northern Lights, Lincoln Electric Cooperative and City of Troy also serve parts of this county — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.

Outage history — Lincoln County, MT

Last significant outage: Aug 29, 2026 — peaked at 225 customers, restored in ~3.8 hr (no severe weather).

Across the 12 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 3.5 hr.

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 8, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

Longer-term outage history — Lincoln County, MT

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 269 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025. Typical restoration ran ~3 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.

Largest on record: ~8,585 customers out in September 2024, restored after about 25.8 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2018.

Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records, not events tracked live by this site.

Communities covered

Communities in Lincoln County include Libby, Eureka, Troy, Rexford, Bull Lake, Fortine, Happys Inn and Indian Springs. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.

Common questions

How do I report a power outage in Lincoln County, MT?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Lincoln include Flathead Electric Cooperative, Northern Lights, Lincoln Electric Cooperative and others — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

Nearby counties & areas

Sanders County · Flathead County · Lake County · Mineral County · Glacier County · Missoula County · Pondera County · Teton County

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