Power Outages in Delta County, CO
Is there a power outage in Delta County, CO right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Delta County, CO across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Delta - (CO) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Delta County, CO is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.0 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/colorado/delta-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Delta County, CO", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/colorado/delta-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Delta - (CO) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Report an outage in Delta County, CO
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Public Service Co of Colorado, Delta Montrose Electric Assn, Grand Valley Power, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and City of Delta - (CO); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
99%of this county's ~14,505 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Delta - (CO), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Montrose Electric Assn | Live · county | 5 | 14,421 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Grand Valley Power | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Delta - (CO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Delta Montrose Electric Assn and Public Service Co of Colorado reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Delta 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81416 | 575 | ≤11 | 532 | ≤11 |
| 81413 | 299 | ≤11 | 281 | 0 |
| 81419 | 164 | ≤11 | 150 | 0 |
| 81428 | 135 | 0 | 124 | 0 |
| 81418 | 77 | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| 81410 | 77 | 0 | 75 | ≤11 |
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 Delta County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Delta County right now.
Delta County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×12
- Flood Watch ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Winter Weather Advisory ×4
- Hydrologic Outlook ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Delta County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Delta Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Delta County went about 3.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,449 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 3.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 5,283 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 59 | 272 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 300 | 2,284 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 151 | 3,840 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 208 | 4,408 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 229 | 5,283 | 6.4 |
| 2024 | 359 | 5,449 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 296 | 1,400 | 3.0 |
Cost of power in Delta County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Delta 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
- Delta Montrose Electric Assn14.9¢32,985 cust
- Grand Valley Power16.2¢17,657 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low wildfire exposure · 3.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Delta County: FAQ
- How often does Delta County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Delta County, CO logged 296 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Delta County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,449 customers without power, beginning September 6, 2024 and lasting about 6h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Delta County, CO right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Delta County, CO across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Delta - (CO) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Delta County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Delta Montrose Electric Assn.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Delta County.
81410, 81413, 81416, 81418, 81419, 81428
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Delta County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Colorado →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of Colorado | 6.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Delta Montrose Electric Assn | 1.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Grand Valley Power | 1.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Delta - (CO) | - | 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/08029 and /api/v1/counties/08029/history. Live data as of .