Golden Valley County power outages

Montana outage history from 2021 to 2023, with the largest outages and a backup battery estimate.

This county is not rated. Its numbers may not reflect what residents experienced.

Golden Valley County, Montana had no major outages from 2021 to 2023

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We show this record but do not rank it because the history is short, the population is very small, or customer counts look too high for the population. Treat these numbers with caution. Data confidence: Low, with 3 years of records.

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June and July made up 73% of this county's outage time. The largest outage on record began Jul 5, 2022, reached 678 customers, and left at least 200 customers out for 4.0 hours.

Outage time per resident, rated Montana counties
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Outage impact by year

Customer-hours without power. 1,000 customers out for 2 hours is 2,000 customer-hours.

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YearCustomer-hoursReported outagesMajor outages
20212,62420
20229,12250
20233,38950

When outages hit

Share of this county's customer-hours by month.

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Largest outages on record

Start dateHoursPeak customersCustomer-hours
Jul 5, 20224.06782,207
Nov 5, 20224.25052,146
Jun 12, 20223.55601,907
Jun 2, 20223.25601,811
Jun 15, 20213.05911,668

Hours measure how long at least 200 customers in the county were out. Most customers get power back sooner.

Size your backup battery

Start with what you would keep running. Wattages are typical averages, so check your own appliances.

1,700 Whof battery capacity, allowing for about 15% conversion loss

If anyone relies on medical equipment, plan that with their provider. Run portable fuel generators outdoors only, at least 20 feet from doors, windows and vents. See the outage checklist.

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How to read this

  • A major outage lasted at least 8 hours and reached customers equal to at least 1% of county residents.
  • Records cover outages of at least 200 customers in a county. They do not show what happened on your street.
  • Utilities that do not report can make a county look better than it is. Data ends in 2023. Read the full method.