Power Outages in Costilla County, CO
Public Service Co of Colorado and San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc publish 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 8.4 hours.
Costilla County, CO is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Costilla County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/costilla-county
Public Service Co of Colorado and San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc publish 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 ~5,003 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, San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc | 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 Costilla 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81152 | 144 | ≤11 | 139 | 0 |
| 81151 | 72 | 0 | 72 | 0 |
| 81133 | 64 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 81123 | 54 | ≤11 | 53 | 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 Costilla County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Costilla County right now.
Costilla County has been under 49 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×22
- Flood Watch ×10
- Freeze Warning ×6
- Frost Advisory ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Costilla County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,100 customers out (53% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Costilla County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Costilla County went about 8.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,089 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 8.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 2,089 customers out) · decade average 9.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 59 | 454 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 71 | 904 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | 66 | 1,560 | 11.9 |
| 2018 | 89 | 902 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 94 | 1,650 | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 89 | 1,676 | 8.0 |
| 2021 | 101 | 1,084 | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 112 | 446 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 109 | 2,089 | 10.4 |
| 2024 | 172 | 2,089 | 37.3 |
| 2025 | 199 | 1,099 | 8.4 |
Cost of power in Costilla County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Costilla 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 Isabel Electric Assn, Inc18.9¢23,415 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 wildfire exposure · 9.0 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 Costilla County: FAQ
- How often does Costilla County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Costilla County, CO logged 199 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Costilla County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,089 customers without power, beginning May 10, 2024 and lasting about 11h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Costilla County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Costilla County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Costilla County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Public Service Co of Colorado.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Costilla County.
81123, 81126, 81133, 81138, 81151, 81152
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 | - |
| San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
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/08023 and /api/v1/counties/08023/history.