Power Outages in Baca County, CO
Public Service Co of Colorado publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Springfield - (CO), Southeast Colorado Power Assn and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.2 hours.
Baca County, CO is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/colorado/baca-county
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Baca County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/baca-county
Public Service Co of Colorado publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Springfield - (CO), Southeast Colorado Power Assn and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~1,109 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Springfield - (CO), Southeast Colorado Power Assn, Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK). 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Springfield - (CO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southeast Colorado Power Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Baca 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81073 | 66 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 81090 | 23 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 81087 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 81084 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 81064 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 81029 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Baca County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Baca County has been under 36 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×14
- Flood Watch ×10
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Baca County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Baca County went about 0.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 32 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 0.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 26 customers out) · decade average 0.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 26 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 32 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 32 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 32 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 16 | 26 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 14 | 23 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 19 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 31 | 0.2 |
Cost of power in Baca County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Baca 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
- Southeast Colorado Power Assn17.9¢8,169 cust
- Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK)16.2¢14 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 0.2 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 Baca County: FAQ
- How often does Baca County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Baca County, CO logged 10 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Baca County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 32 customers without power, beginning December 27, 2018 and lasting about 10h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Baca County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Baca County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Baca County.
81029, 81064, 81073, 81084, 81087, 81090
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 | - |
| Southeast Colorado Power Assn | 21.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Springfield - (CO) | - | 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/08009 and /api/v1/counties/08009/history.