Butte-Silver Bow (balance): Infrastructure
- 73% broadband gap — share of premises without gigabit service.
- 25% of area lacks 4G mobile coverage.
Power & Energy
Electric utility data from EIA Form 861 — provider, residential rate, customer count, and revenue. Rate reflects the average residential ¢/kWh.
| Electricity · Electricity rate (¢/kWh) | 12.66¢/kWh |
|---|---|
| Electricity · Customers | 557,432 |
| Electricity · Revenue Millions | $722 |
| Electricity · Year | 2024 |
Sources: EIA Annual Retail Sales 2023 · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Internet & Mobile
Broadband and mobile coverage from FCC Form 477. Percentages reflect the share of premises that can subscribe to service at the listed speed (not necessarily the share who do).
| Broadband · % of premises with 25/3 Mbps broadband | 100.0% |
|---|---|
| Broadband · % of premises with 100/20 Mbps broadband | 100.0% |
| Broadband · % of premises with 250/25 Mbps broadband | 100.0% |
| Broadband · % of premises with 1 Gbps / 100 Mbps broadband | 26.7% |
| Broadband · Broadband-capable premises | 19,563 |
| Mobile Broadband · 3G mobile coverage | 0% |
| Mobile Broadband · 4G mobile coverage | 75% |
| Mobile Broadband · 5G mobile coverage | 56% |
Sources: FCC BDC Jun 2025 · FCC BDC Mobile 2024 · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Dams & Hazards
| Dams In County · Total | 10 |
|---|
Sources: NID 2026 · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Other
| Infrastructure Quality · Broadband Coverage | 100% |
|---|---|
| Infrastructure Quality · Internet Adoption Pct | 83.2% |
| Infrastructure Quality · Strengths | excellent broadband |
| Natural Gas · Price Per Mcf | $11 |
| Natural Gas · Year | 2024 |
| Natural Gas · Pct Homes Using Gas | 64.0% |
| Plant Hardiness Zone · Zone | 7a |
| Plant Hardiness Zone · Max Temp F | 5 |
Sources: EIA state residential price + Census B25040 · County-level mode from neighboring towns in same county (state_fips=30, county_fips=093)