Power Outages in Boulder County, CO
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Poudre Valley REA, Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado in Boulder County, CO. United Power, Inc has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for City of Longmont, Town of Estes Park, Town of Lyons - (CO) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.9 hours.
Boulder County, CO is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/colorado/boulder-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Boulder County, CO", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/colorado/boulder-county
No active outages are reported by Poudre Valley REA, Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado in Boulder County.
United Power, Inc only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for City of Longmont, Town of Estes Park, Town of Lyons - (CO) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
1.6%of this county's ~151,090 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Longmont, Town of Estes Park, Town of Lyons - (CO), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: United Power, Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poudre Valley REA, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 2,352 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| United Power, Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Longmont | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Estes Park | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lyons - (CO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Poudre Valley REA, Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Boulder 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 (16)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80501 | 770 | ≤11 | 690 | ≤11 |
| 80503 | 575 | ≤11 | 501 | ≤11 |
| 80026 | 512 | ≤11 | 437 | ≤11 |
| 80027 | 392 | ≤11 | 335 | 0 |
| 80303 | 367 | ≤11 | 311 | 0 |
| 80304 | 329 | 0 | 269 | ≤11 |
| 80301 | 309 | ≤11 | 258 | 0 |
| 80302 | 277 | ≤11 | 227 | 0 |
| 80305 | 179 | ≤11 | 153 | 0 |
| 80540 | 100 | ≤11 | 90 | 0 |
| 80466 | 97 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 80510 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 80455 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 80544 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 80481 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 80025 | ≤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 Boulder County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Boulder County right now.
Boulder County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Winter Weather Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Boulder County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- GREW
Outage grew to 13,415 customers out (8.1% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 7,787 customers out (4.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,090 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 6m
Hardest-hit cities in Boulder County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Boulderno outage reported
- Longmontno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Boulder County went about 16.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 60,021 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 16.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 60,021 customers out) · decade average 4.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 585 | 7,716 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 385 | 41,639 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 587 | 10,234 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 867 | 7,351 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 586 | 44,170 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 614 | 16,554 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 817 | 29,693 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 770 | 30,294 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 652 | 11,700 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 909 | 40,368 | 11.8 |
| 2025 | 891 | 60,021 | 16.9 |
Cost of power in Boulder County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Boulder 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
- United Power, Inc16.5¢103,104 cust
- Poudre Valley REA, Inc12.5¢50,933 cust
- City of Longmont13.1¢41,483 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 High high winds exposure · 4.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Boulder County: FAQ
- How often does Boulder County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Boulder County, CO logged 891 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 16.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Boulder County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 60,021 customers without power, beginning December 17, 2025 and lasting about 9d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Boulder County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Boulder County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Boulder County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Poudre Valley REA, Inc, Public Service Co of Colorado, United Power, Inc.
Boulder, Longmont. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Boulder County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Boulder County.
80025, 80026, 80027, 80301, 80302, 80303, 80304, 80305, 80310, 80455, 80466, 80471, 80481, 80501, 80503, 80510, 80540, 80544
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 · county | - |
| United Power, Inc | 5.1 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Poudre Valley REA, Inc | 2.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Longmont | 0.7 hrs | No live feed | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Estes Park | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Lyons - (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/08013 and /api/v1/counties/08013/history.