Power Outages in Douglas County, CO
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Douglas County, CO across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.1 hours.
Douglas County, CO is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/colorado/douglas-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Douglas County, CO", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/colorado/douglas-county
Not counted: no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
0.7%of this county's ~153,769 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,050 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| CORE Electric Cooperative | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · county | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC | |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc 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.
Active outages in Douglas County1
Individual outages as listed by Xcel Energy (Public Service Co of Colorado), largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unplanned | - | October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC | Xcel Energy (Public Service Co of Colorado) |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Douglas 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 (14)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80134 | 1,263 | 15 | 1,141 | ≤11 |
| 80129 | 771 | ≤11 | 716 | ≤11 |
| 80104 | 704 | ≤11 | 663 | ≤11 |
| 80126 | 684 | ≤11 | 634 | ≤11 |
| 80138 | 642 | ≤11 | 578 | ≤11 |
| 80108 | 635 | ≤11 | 564 | ≤11 |
| 80130 | 403 | ≤11 | 364 | 0 |
| 80109 | 391 | ≤11 | 353 | ≤11 |
| 80124 | 358 | ≤11 | 325 | ≤11 |
| 80125 | 268 | 0 | 247 | 0 |
| 80118 | 177 | ≤11 | 164 | 0 |
| 80135 | 142 | ≤11 | 133 | 0 |
| 80116 | 132 | ≤11 | 128 | 0 |
| 80131 | ≤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 Douglas County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Douglas County right now.
Douglas County has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×21
- Flood Advisory ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Douglas County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,013 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 624 customers out (0.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 815 customers out (0.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Douglas 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 Douglas Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Douglas County went about 1.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 42,412 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 1.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 20,721 customers out) · decade average 1.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 338 | 2,608 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 296 | 3,853 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 438 | 2,793 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 681 | 2,700 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 694 | 42,412 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 736 | 10,196 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 781 | 24,204 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 837 | 10,627 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 749 | 9,345 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 870 | 20,721 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 931 | 4,881 | 1.1 |
Cost of power in Douglas County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Douglas 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
- Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc15.7¢61,343 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.
Very High winter weather exposure · 1.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Douglas County: FAQ
- How often does Douglas County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Douglas County, CO logged 931 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Douglas County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 42,412 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2019 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Douglas County, CO right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Douglas County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include CORE Electric Cooperative, Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc, Public Service Co of Colorado.
Castle Rock, Parker. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Douglas County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Douglas County.
80104, 80108, 80109, 80116, 80118, 80124, 80125, 80126, 80129, 80130, 80131, 80134, 80135, 80138
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 · county | - |
| CORE Electric Cooperative | 6.3 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc | 2.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| 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/08035 and /api/v1/counties/08035/history. Live data as of .