Power Outages in Boulder County, CO
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Boulder County, CO. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.9 hours.
Boulder County, CO is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Boulder County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Boulder County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 19, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×16
- Heat Advisory ×5
Hardest-hit cities in Boulder County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Boulderno active outage
- Longmontno active outage
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.
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 |
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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED POWER, INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| POUDRE VALLEY REA, INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/08013 and /api/v1/counties/08013/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Colorado customers).