Power Outages in Garfield County, CO
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, Grand Valley Power, Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado in Garfield County, CO. There is no live feed for City of Glenwood Springs - (CO), Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc,holycrossenergy, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and White River Electric Assn, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.8 hours.
Garfield County, CO is served by 8 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/colorado/garfield-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Garfield County, CO", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/colorado/garfield-county
No active outages are reported by Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, Grand Valley Power, Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado in Garfield County.
No live feed for City of Glenwood Springs - (CO), Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc,holycrossenergy, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and White River Electric Assn, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
25%of this county's ~34,416 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Glenwood Springs - (CO), Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc,holycrossenergy, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, White River Electric Assn, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 8,246 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Grand Valley Power | Live · county | 0 | 343 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc | Live · county | 0 | 20 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Glenwood Springs - (CO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc,holycrossenergy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| White River Electric Assn, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, Grand Valley Power, Moon Lake Electric 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 Garfield 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81601 | 385 | ≤11 | 344 | 0 |
| 81635 | 209 | ≤11 | 186 | 0 |
| 81647 | 162 | ≤11 | 150 | ≤11 |
| 81652 | 151 | ≤11 | 134 | ≤11 |
| 81630 | 31 | 0 | 29 | 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 Garfield County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Garfield County right now.
Garfield County has been under 55 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×24
- Flood Advisory ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Winter Weather Advisory ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Garfield County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Garfield County went about 3.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,120 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 3.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 4,854 customers out) · decade average 2.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 287 | 2,553 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 295 | 3,415 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 229 | 4,854 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 507 | 4,863 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 490 | 3,434 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 489 | 5,958 | 3.0 |
| 2021 | 523 | 4,451 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 489 | 3,589 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 478 | 6,120 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 528 | 4,189 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 540 | 3,832 | 3.8 |
Cost of power in Garfield County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Garfield 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
- Grand Valley Power16.2¢17,657 cust
- White River Electric Assn, Inc14.7¢2,641 cust
- Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc9.7¢1,525 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 · 2.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Garfield County: FAQ
- How often does Garfield County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Garfield County, CO logged 540 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Garfield County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,120 customers without power, beginning November 9, 2023 and lasting about 3h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Garfield County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Garfield County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Garfield County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Grand Valley Power, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc,holycrossenergy, Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc, Public Service Co of Colorado.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Garfield County.
81601, 81630, 81635, 81637, 81647, 81652
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 | - |
| Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc | 1.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Grand Valley Power | 1.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc,holycrossenergy | - | No live feed | - |
| White River Electric Assn, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Glenwood Springs - (CO) | - | 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/08045 and /api/v1/counties/08045/history.