Power Outages in Alamosa County, CO
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 74 customers are without power in Alamosa County, CO across 1 reported incident. Public Service Co of Colorado publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for San Luis Valley R E C, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.4 hours.
Alamosa County, CO is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/colorado/alamosa-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Alamosa County, CO", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/colorado/alamosa-county
Not counted: no live feed for San Luis Valley R E C, Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~9,461 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: San Luis Valley R E C, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Public Service Co of Colorado.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Luis Valley R E C, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Alamosa Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81101 | 675 | ≤11 | 651 | ≤11 |
| 81146 | 29 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 81136 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Alamosa County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Alamosa County right now.
Alamosa County has been under 41 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×14
- Flood Watch ×10
- Freeze Warning ×6
- Frost Advisory ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Alamosa County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 15m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 106 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Alamosa County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Alamosa Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Alamosa County went about 4.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,288 customers.
The US EIA reports Colorado utilities averaged 4.6 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 4.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 7,959 customers out) · decade average 2.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 134 | 260 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 117 | 3,069 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 164 | 314 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 200 | 1,689 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 213 | 5,439 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 200 | 6,108 | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 229 | 1,198 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 248 | 1,096 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 256 | 9,288 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 310 | 7,959 | 5.8 |
| 2025 | 296 | 7,022 | 4.4 |
Cost of power in Alamosa County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Alamosa County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Public Service Co of Colorado15.9¢1,379,910 cust
- San Luis Valley R E C, Inc19.4¢8,948 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Low winter weather exposure · 2.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Alamosa County: FAQ
- How often does Alamosa County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Alamosa County, CO logged 296 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Alamosa County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,288 customers without power, beginning December 21, 2023 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Alamosa County, CO right now?
- Yes, about 74 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Alamosa County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Public Service Co of Colorado.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Alamosa County.
81101, 81136, 81146
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of Colorado | 6.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| San Luis Valley R E C, Inc | 2.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Colorado customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/08003 and /api/v1/counties/08003/history. Live data as of .