Power Outages in El Paso County, CO
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in El Paso County, CO. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
El Paso County, CO is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in El Paso County.
No active NWS alerts for El Paso County right now.
El Paso County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in El Paso County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Colorado Springsno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in El Paso County went about 0.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 33,979 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 33,979 customers out) · decade average 1.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 665 | 8,272 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 867 | 15,721 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 943 | 20,251 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 753 | 4,333 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 680 | 7,312 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 963 | 23,613 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 859 | 33,979 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 735 | 10,383 | 0.8 |
| 2023 | 637 | 11,086 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 714 | 20,540 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 698 | 8,823 | 0.9 |
Very High winter weather exposure · 1.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in El Paso County: FAQ
- How often does El Paso County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, El Paso County, CO logged 698 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in El Paso County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 33,979 customers without power, beginning December 15, 2021 and lasting about 8d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in El Paso County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for El Paso County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve El Paso County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include INTERMOUNTAIN RURAL ELEC ASSN.
Colorado Springs. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the El Paso County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within El Paso County (showing 40 of 41).
80132, 80133, 80808, 80809, 80817, 80819, 80829, 80831, 80840, 80864, 80902, 80903, 80904, 80905, 80906, 80907, 80908, 80909, 80910, 80911, 80913, 80914, 80915, 80916, 80917, 80918, 80919, 80920, 80921, 80922, 80923, 80924, 80925, 80926, 80927, 80928, 80929, 80930, 80938, 80939
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERMOUNTAIN RURAL ELEC ASSN | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/08041 and /api/v1/counties/08041/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Colorado customers).