Power Outages in Clear Creek 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 WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 86.4 hours.
Clear Creek County, CO is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/colorado/clear-creek-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Clear Creek County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/clear-creek-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 WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,071 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: 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Clear Creek 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80439 | 725 | ≤11 | 691 | ≤11 |
| 80452 | 120 | ≤11 | 114 | ≤11 |
| 80444 | 37 | 0 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 80438 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 80476 | ≤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 Clear Creek County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Clear Creek County right now.
Clear Creek County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Winter Weather Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Clear Creek County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 162 customers out (4.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 108 customers out (2.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Clear Creek County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Clear Creek County went about 86.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,877 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 86.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 3,877 customers out) · decade average 23.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100 | 418 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 96 | 1,541 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 154 | 2,533 | 10.3 |
| 2018 | 326 | 2,771 | 8.6 |
| 2019 | 379 | 3,877 | 18.5 |
| 2020 | 426 | 3,877 | 25.4 |
| 2021 | 267 | 1,712 | 14.9 |
| 2022 | 310 | 1,972 | 22.9 |
| 2023 | 334 | 3,877 | 16.6 |
| 2024 | 314 | 3,877 | 52.4 |
| 2025 | 378 | 3,877 | 86.4 |
Cost of power in Clear Creek County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Clear Creek 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 Moderate wildfire exposure · 23.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Clear Creek County: FAQ
- How often does Clear Creek County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Clear Creek County, CO logged 378 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 86.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Clear Creek County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,877 customers without power, beginning September 17, 2020 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Clear Creek County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Clear Creek County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Clear Creek County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include CORE Electric Cooperative, Public Service Co of Colorado.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Clear Creek County.
80436, 80438, 80439, 80444, 80452, 80476
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 | - |
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/08019 and /api/v1/counties/08019/history.