Power Outages in Gilpin County, CO
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Gilpin County, CO. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.1 hours.
Gilpin County, CO is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Gilpin County.
No active NWS alerts for Gilpin County right now.
Hardest-hit cities in Gilpin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gilpin County went about 9.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,515 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 832 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25 | 745 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 26 | 865 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 32 | 871 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 89 | 820 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 108 | 865 | 9.5 |
| 2020 | 119 | 832 | 10.7 |
| 2021 | 34 | 898 | 4.0 |
| 2022 | 53 | 786 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 56 | 1,748 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 47 | 875 | 4.6 |
| 2025 | 188 | 5,515 | 9.1 |
Relatively Low wildfire exposure · 4.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Gilpin County: FAQ
- How often does Gilpin County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gilpin County, CO logged 188 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gilpin County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,515 customers without power, beginning September 29, 2025 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Gilpin County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Gilpin County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Gilpin County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include UNITED POWER, INC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gilpin County.
80422, 80427, 80474
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED POWER, INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/08047 and /api/v1/counties/08047/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Colorado customers).