Power Outages in Gunnison County, CO
Is there a power outage in Gunnison County, CO right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Delta Montrose Electric Assn, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado in Gunnison County, CO. There is no live feed for City of Gunnison - (CO), Gunnison County Elec Assn. and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Gunnison County, CO is served by 6 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.7 hours.
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No active outages are reported by Delta Montrose Electric Assn, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado in Gunnison County.
No live feed for City of Gunnison - (CO), Gunnison County Elec Assn. and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Gunnison County, CO
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Public Service Co of Colorado, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, Delta Montrose Electric Assn, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Gunnison County Elec Assn. and City of Gunnison - (CO); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
4.6%of this county's ~15,796 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Gunnison - (CO), Gunnison County Elec Assn., WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Montrose Electric Assn | Live · county | 0 | 383 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 345 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Gunnison - (CO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gunnison County Elec Assn. | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Delta Montrose Electric Assn, Holy Cross 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 Gunnison 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81230 | 245 | ≤11 | 232 | ≤11 |
| 81224 | 61 | 0 | 57 | ≤11 |
| 81220 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 81434 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 81243 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 81241 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 81237 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 81210 | ≤11 | 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 Gunnison County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Gunnison County right now.
Gunnison County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Winter Weather Advisory ×4
- Hydrologic Outlook ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Latest Gunnison County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 345 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 224 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Gunnison County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gunnison County went about 0.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 407 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 0.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 407 customers out) · decade average 0.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30 | 254 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 38 | 330 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 35 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 33 | 324 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 53 | 265 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 81 | 340 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 63 | 327 | 0.4 |
| 2022 | 48 | 407 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 102 | 352 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | 68 | 225 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | 73 | 351 | 0.7 |
Cost of power in Gunnison County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Gunnison 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
- Delta Montrose Electric Assn14.9¢32,985 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low wildfire exposure · 0.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Gunnison County: FAQ
- How often does Gunnison County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gunnison County, CO logged 73 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gunnison County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 407 customers without power, beginning May 9, 2022 and lasting about 17h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Gunnison County, CO right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Delta Montrose Electric Assn, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado in Gunnison County, CO. There is no live feed for City of Gunnison - (CO), Gunnison County Elec Assn. and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
- Which utilities serve Gunnison County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Delta Montrose Electric Assn, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gunnison County.
81210, 81220, 81224, 81225, 81230, 81237, 81239, 81241, 81243, 81434
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Gunnison County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Colorado →
| 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 | - |
| Delta Montrose Electric Assn | 1.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Gunnison County Elec Assn. | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Gunnison - (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/08051 and /api/v1/counties/08051/history.