Power Outages in Elbert County, CO
As of September 1, 2026 23:43 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Elbert County, CO across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.5 hours.
Elbert County, CO is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Elbert County right now.
Elbert County has been under 231 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on August 30, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×79
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×59
- Flood Advisory ×36
- Heat Advisory ×14
- Flash Flood Warning ×14
- Flood Watch ×14
Latest Elbert County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 617 customers out (6.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 44m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 866 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,724 customers out (17% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,089 customers out (11% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 9m
Hardest-hit cities in Elbert 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 Elbert Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Elbert County went about 5.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,890 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 3,265 customers out) · decade average 3.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10 | 91 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 225 | 3,865 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | 440 | 733 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 446 | 3,016 | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 595 | 1,963 | 3.0 |
| 2021 | 360 | 5,444 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 408 | 1,211 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 448 | 5,938 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 442 | 6,890 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 502 | 3,265 | 5.5 |
Relatively Moderate wildfire exposure · 3.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Elbert County: FAQ
- How often does Elbert County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Elbert County, CO logged 502 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Elbert County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,890 customers without power, beginning February 22, 2024 and lasting about 6h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Elbert County, CO right now?
- Yes — about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Elbert County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include INTERMOUNTAIN RURAL ELEC ASSN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Elbert County.
80101, 80106, 80107, 80117, 80830, 80832, 80835
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/08039 and /api/v1/counties/08039/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Colorado customers). Live data as of .