Power Outages in Broomfield County, CO
United Power, Inc has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Public Service Co of Colorado publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
Broomfield County, CO is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/colorado/broomfield-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Broomfield County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/broomfield-county
United Power, Inc only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Public Service Co of Colorado publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~39,046 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: 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.
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United Power, Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Broomfield 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80020 | 856 | ≤11 | 772 | 0 |
| 80023 | 453 | ≤11 | 396 | ≤11 |
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 Broomfield County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Broomfield County right now.
Broomfield County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×21
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Broomfield County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Broomfieldno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Broomfield County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 19,378 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 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 6,756 customers out) · decade average 1.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 191 | 4,779 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 123 | 940 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 199 | 9,876 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 247 | 5,246 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 244 | 6,756 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 284 | 3,503 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 304 | 2,775 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 317 | 6,296 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 358 | 4,784 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 481 | 3,648 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 418 | 19,378 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Broomfield County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Broomfield 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
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.
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 1.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Broomfield County: FAQ
- How often does Broomfield County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Broomfield County, CO logged 418 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Broomfield County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 19,378 customers without power, beginning January 8, 2025 and lasting about 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Broomfield County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Broomfield County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Broomfield County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Public Service Co of Colorado, United Power, Inc.
Broomfield. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Broomfield County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Broomfield County.
80020, 80023
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 | - |
| United Power, Inc | 5.1 hrs | Outages only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | 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/08014 and /api/v1/counties/08014/history.