UPDATE July 26 7:45 p.m.:
We’ve made significant progress in the downtown, University District, Target Range, South Hills, Hillview Heights, Bonner, Alberton and the Lolo areas.
The crews made great advancements today, yet there’s still more to accomplish. Work is ongoing and will continue until all customers have power restored. Right now, our primary focus is to energize the essential main lines of the system. These serve as the backbone of the system and need to stabilize first.
We understand and recognize that in many of the areas where power has been restored, some individuals and small pockets of customers may still be without power. After we have completed these initial critical tasks, those single sites and severely damaged zones will be addressed and tended to.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as our dedicated NorthWestern Energy field and support crews work tirelessly to restore power as quickly as possible, safely.