Power Outages in Custer County, CO
Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, 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 Sangre De Cristo Elec Assn Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.6 hours.
Custer County, CO is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/colorado/custer-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Custer County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/custer-county
Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, Public Service Co of Colorado and San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc publish 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 ~4,687 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.
System-wide total only, no county split: Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, Public Service Co of Colorado, San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc | 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 Custer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81252 | 259 | ≤11 | 238 | 0 |
| 81253 | 29 | ≤11 | 28 | 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 Custer County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Custer County right now.
Custer County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×13
- Flood Watch ×10
- Flash Flood Warning ×5
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Custer County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Custer County went about 7.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,767 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 7.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 1,767 customers out) · decade average 2.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22 | 1,444 | 3.5 |
| 2016 | 20 | 1,391 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 10 | 1,490 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 24 | 1,734 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 25 | 1,753 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 16 | 1,554 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 15 | 228 | 0.4 |
| 2022 | 24 | 1,644 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 11 | 57 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 447 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 47 | 1,767 | 7.6 |
Cost of power in Custer County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Custer 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
- Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC18.7¢97,888 cust
- San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc18.9¢23,415 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 · 2.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Custer County: FAQ
- How often does Custer County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Custer County, CO logged 47 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Custer County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,767 customers without power, beginning August 26, 2025 and lasting about 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Custer County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Custer County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Custer County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Custer County.
81252, 81253
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 | - |
| Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC | 1.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| 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/08027 and /api/v1/counties/08027/history.