Power Outages in Jackson County, CO
There is no live feed for Mountain Parks Electric, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so we can't see current outages in Jackson County, CO. In 2020, the average customer here lost power for about 77.1 hours.
Jackson County, CO is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/colorado/jackson-county
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- Not available
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jackson County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/jackson-county
No live feed for Mountain Parks Electric, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~1,554 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Mountain Parks Electric, Inc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Parks Electric, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jackson 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80480 | 48 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 80430 | ≤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 Jackson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jackson County right now.
Jackson County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Winter Weather Advisory ×4
Hardest-hit cities in Jackson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2020, the average customer in Jackson County went about 77.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,145 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 77.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 1,145 customers out) · decade average 22.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25 | 435 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 153 | 142 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 296 | 569 | 10.0 |
| 2020 | 375 | 1,145 | 77.1 |
Cost of power in Jackson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jackson 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.
- Mountain Parks Electric, Inc17.5¢19,571 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 · 22.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Jackson County: FAQ
- How often does Jackson County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jackson County, CO logged 375 distinct outage events in 2020, averaging about 77.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jackson County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,145 customers without power, beginning September 8, 2020 and lasting about 2d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Jackson County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jackson County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jackson County.
80430, 80434, 80473, 80480
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Parks Electric, Inc | 3.0 hrs | No live feed | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | 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 84% of Colorado customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/08057 and /api/v1/counties/08057/history.