Power Outages in Conejos County, CO
Public Service Co of Colorado publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for San Luis Valley R E C, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 31.5 hours.
Conejos County, CO is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/colorado/conejos-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Conejos County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/conejos-county
Public Service Co of Colorado publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for San Luis Valley R E C, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~10,147 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: San Luis Valley R E C, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Luis Valley R E C, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Conejos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81120 | 135 | 0 | 128 | ≤11 |
| 81140 | 123 | ≤11 | 120 | 0 |
| 81141 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 81148 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 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 Conejos County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Conejos County right now.
Conejos County has been under 45 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×21
- Freeze Warning ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Frost Advisory ×5
- Winter Weather Advisory ×5
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Conejos County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,990 customers out (79% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 365 customers out (9.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 365 customers out (9.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 50m
Hardest-hit cities in Conejos County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Conejos County went about 31.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,793 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 31.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 3,793 customers out) · decade average 16.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 142 | 1,223 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 116 | 3,793 | 11.5 |
| 2017 | 136 | 3,793 | 8.3 |
| 2018 | 151 | 3,793 | 9.1 |
| 2019 | 203 | 3,793 | 13.3 |
| 2020 | 153 | 3,793 | 18.0 |
| 2021 | 182 | 3,793 | 26.3 |
| 2022 | 188 | 3,793 | 22.7 |
| 2023 | 180 | 3,793 | 14.4 |
| 2024 | 225 | 3,793 | 21.7 |
| 2025 | 260 | 3,793 | 31.5 |
Cost of power in Conejos County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Conejos 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
- San Luis Valley R E C, Inc19.4¢8,948 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 winter weather exposure · 16.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Conejos County: FAQ
- How often does Conejos County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Conejos County, CO logged 260 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 31.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Conejos County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,793 customers without power, beginning June 3, 2023 and lasting about 2h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Conejos County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Conejos County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Conejos County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Public Service Co of Colorado.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Conejos County.
81120, 81124, 81129, 81140, 81141, 81148
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 | - |
| San Luis Valley R E C, Inc | 2.5 hrs | 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/08021 and /api/v1/counties/08021/history.