Power Outages in Eagle County, CO
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc,holycrossenergy has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, Public Service Co of Colorado and Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.3 hours.
Eagle County, CO is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/colorado/eagle-county
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- Not available
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Eagle County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/eagle-county
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc,holycrossenergy only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, Public Service Co of Colorado and Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~41,673 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc,holycrossenergy. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, Public Service Co of Colorado, Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc,holycrossenergy | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Eagle 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81631 | 143 | 0 | 124 | 0 |
| 81637 | 127 | ≤11 | 121 | ≤11 |
| 81621 | 125 | ≤11 | 106 | 0 |
| 81657 | 94 | ≤11 | 88 | 0 |
| 81632 | 89 | ≤11 | 79 | 0 |
| 81620 | 69 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| 81645 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 81655 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 81649 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 80463 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 80423 | ≤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 Eagle County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Eagle County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Winter Weather Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Eagle County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 10m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 316 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 575 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,060 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,271 customers out (5.2% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,060 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,931 customers out (4.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Eagle County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Eagle County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,587 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 1.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 6,343 customers out) · decade average 1.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 258 | 6,343 | 6.6 |
| 2016 | 238 | 4,456 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 75 | 871 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 377 | 8,587 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 394 | 7,497 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 413 | 7,544 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 414 | 5,662 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 409 | 1,327 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 400 | 5,614 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 427 | 6,845 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 332 | 6,840 | 1.3 |
Cost of power in Eagle County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Eagle 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
- Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc12.5¢50,431 cust
- Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc17.0¢23,604 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 Moderate winter weather exposure · 1.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Eagle County: FAQ
- How often does Eagle County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Eagle County, CO logged 332 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Eagle County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,587 customers without power, beginning September 1, 2018 and lasting about 1h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Eagle County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Eagle County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Eagle County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc,holycrossenergy, Public Service Co of Colorado, Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Eagle County.
80423, 80426, 81620, 81621, 81631, 81632, 81645, 81649, 81655, 81657
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 | - |
| Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc | 4.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc | 1.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc,holycrossenergy | - | Outages 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/08037 and /api/v1/counties/08037/history.