Power Outages in Chaffee County, CO
CORE Electric Cooperative 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 Sangre De Cristo Elec Assn Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
Chaffee County, CO is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/colorado/chaffee-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Chaffee County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/chaffee-county
CORE Electric Cooperative 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 Sangre De Cristo Elec Assn Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~15,891 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Sangre De Cristo Elec Assn Inc, 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: CORE Electric Cooperative. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORE Electric Cooperative | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sangre De Cristo Elec Assn Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Chaffee 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81201 | 413 | ≤11 | 372 | 0 |
| 81211 | 290 | ≤11 | 265 | ≤11 |
| 81236 | 70 | ≤11 | 64 | 0 |
| 81242 | 43 | 0 | 40 | 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 Chaffee County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Chaffee County right now.
Chaffee County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 14, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Flood Watch ×10
- Winter Weather Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Chaffee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Chaffee County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,836 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 4.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,448 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 94 | 1,055 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 84 | 1,828 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 82 | 1,777 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 131 | 1,923 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 137 | 3,025 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 179 | 6,131 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 129 | 3,443 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 159 | 4,878 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 145 | 7,836 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 241 | 4,448 | 9.1 |
| 2025 | 326 | 4,939 | 4.8 |
Cost of power in Chaffee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Chaffee 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
- CORE Electric Cooperative15.6¢168,587 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 wildfire exposure · 2.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Chaffee County: FAQ
- How often does Chaffee County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Chaffee County, CO logged 326 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Chaffee County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,836 customers without power, beginning May 14, 2023 and lasting about 8h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Chaffee County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Chaffee County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Chaffee County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Public Service Co of Colorado.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Chaffee County.
81201, 81211, 81227, 81228, 81236, 81242
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 | - |
| CORE Electric Cooperative | 6.3 hrs | Outages only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Sangre De Cristo Elec Assn Inc | - | 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/08015 and /api/v1/counties/08015/history.