Black Hills Power, Inc., MT
How often Black Hills Power, Inc. goes out
This is one of the least reliable grids on file. Montana's Black Hills Power, Inc. customers lost power 3.4 times in the most recent year, 12.6 hours in total. That is 163% more outage time than the Montana state average of 4.8 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Black Hills Power, Inc. looks like
Outages here average 3.7 hours before power returns. At that length, continuous fuel supply matters more than stored capacity, which favors a standby generator over anything battery-based. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
Do Black Hills Power, Inc. customers need a generator
Serving 47 customers here, With a record this bad, a backup generator at Black Hills Power, Inc. is close to essential - check your options before the next outage, not during it.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report an investor-owned utility like Black Hills Power, Inc. files with federal regulators every year - serving 47 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. See Montana as a whole, across every utility that filed: Montana's outage record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.