Power Outages in Hinsdale County, CO
La Plata Electric Assn, Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Gunnison County Elec Assn. and San Luis Valley R E C, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.2 hours.
Hinsdale County, CO is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hinsdale County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/hinsdale-county
La Plata Electric Assn, Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Gunnison County Elec Assn. and San Luis Valley R E C, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~908 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Gunnison County Elec Assn., San Luis Valley R E C, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: La Plata Electric Assn, Inc, Public Service Co of Colorado.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Plata Electric Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gunnison County Elec Assn. | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Luis Valley R E C, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hinsdale 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81235 | 44 | 0 | 43 | 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 Hinsdale County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hinsdale County right now.
Hinsdale County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 14, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×12
- Flood Watch ×9
- Hydrologic Outlook ×4
- Winter Weather Advisory ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Latest Hinsdale County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 103 customers out (13% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hinsdale County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hinsdale County went about 1.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 114 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 1.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 89 customers out) · decade average 1.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | 13 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 11 | 42 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 6 | 44 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 10 | 46 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 27 | 49 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 25 | 89 | 7.4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 111 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 17 | 91 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 110 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 7 | 114 | 1.2 |
Cost of power in Hinsdale County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hinsdale 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
- La Plata Electric Assn, Inc18.3¢40,369 cust
- San Luis Valley R E C, Inc19.4¢8,948 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.
Very Low ice storms exposure · 1.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Hinsdale County: FAQ
- How often does Hinsdale County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hinsdale County, CO logged 7 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hinsdale County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 114 customers without power, beginning June 21, 2025 and lasting about 3h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Hinsdale County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hinsdale County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hinsdale County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include La Plata Electric Assn, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hinsdale County.
81235
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 · total only | - |
| San Luis Valley R E C, Inc | 2.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
| La Plata Electric Assn, Inc | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Gunnison County Elec Assn. | - | 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/08053 and /api/v1/counties/08053/history.