NorthWestern Energy Restores Power to Montana Customers After Snow Outages
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What happened
NorthWestern Energy restored power to more than 15,800 customers in Montana on October 12, 2026, after heavy, wet snow knocked out service across widespread areas. The company reported that crews had restored power to approximately 94% of affected customers. Ongoing tree damage has caused new outages in some areas.
From krtv.com
Why it matters
The widespread power disruption affects local commerce and consumer operations across Montana. The restoration effort, which prioritized transmission lines and substations, required NorthWestern Energy to bring in additional crews and resources.
From krtv.com
Who's involved
- NorthWestern EnergyUtility company that restored power to customers
- MontanaState where the power outages occurred
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Montana
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NorthWestern Energy
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