Power Outages in Elbert County, CO
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado in Elbert County, CO. CORE Electric Cooperative has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.5 hours.
Elbert County, CO is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/colorado/elbert-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Elbert County, CO", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/colorado/elbert-county
No active outages are reported by Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado in Elbert County.
CORE Electric Cooperative only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
35%of this county's ~9,978 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
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 | 3,509 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| CORE Electric Cooperative | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
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.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Elbert 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80107 | 411 | ≤11 | 386 | ≤11 |
| 80106 | 160 | 0 | 147 | ≤11 |
| 80117 | 89 | ≤11 | 87 | 0 |
| 80835 | 43 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 80832 | 29 | 0 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 80101 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 80830 | 12 | 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 Elbert County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Elbert County right now.
Elbert County has been under 50 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 16, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×23
- Special Weather Statement ×14
- Flood Advisory ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Flood Watch ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Elbert County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
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.
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 5.5 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Elbert County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Elbert 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.
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?
- No major outage is currently reported for Elbert County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Elbert County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include CORE Electric Cooperative, Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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/08039 and /api/v1/counties/08039/history.