Power Outages in Jefferson County, CO
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 326 customers are without power in Jefferson County, CO across 2 reported incidents. Public Service Co of Colorado publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.6 hours.
Jefferson County, CO is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/colorado/jefferson-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jefferson County, CO", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/colorado/jefferson-county
Not counted: no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
0.0%of this county's ~268,767 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: CORE Electric Cooperative, United Power, Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Public Service Co of Colorado.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORE Electric Cooperative | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United Power, Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jefferson 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 (25)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80123 | 1,154 | 12 | 1,075 | ≤11 |
| 80127 | 1,000 | ≤11 | 928 | ≤11 |
| 80004 | 983 | ≤11 | 929 | ≤11 |
| 80128 | 875 | 13 | 820 | ≤11 |
| 80401 | 867 | ≤11 | 807 | ≤11 |
| 80003 | 824 | ≤11 | 774 | ≤11 |
| 80226 | 777 | ≤11 | 726 | ≤11 |
| 80227 | 775 | ≤11 | 725 | ≤11 |
| 80033 | 732 | ≤11 | 693 | ≤11 |
| 80005 | 698 | ≤11 | 653 | ≤11 |
| 80228 | 682 | ≤11 | 645 | ≤11 |
| 80021 | 614 | ≤11 | 555 | ≤11 |
| 80232 | 554 | ≤11 | 525 | ≤11 |
| 80215 | 541 | ≤11 | 504 | ≤11 |
| 80214 | 489 | 0 | 453 | ≤11 |
| 80403 | 459 | ≤11 | 424 | ≤11 |
| 80465 | 415 | 0 | 392 | ≤11 |
| 80002 | 392 | ≤11 | 370 | ≤11 |
| 80007 | 324 | 0 | 305 | ≤11 |
| 80433 | 290 | 0 | 272 | ≤11 |
| 80235 | 211 | ≤11 | 190 | 0 |
| 80470 | 172 | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 80454 | 48 | 0 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 80457 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 80453 | ≤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 Jefferson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jefferson County right now.
Jefferson County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×7
- Winter Weather Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Jefferson County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,078 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 508 customers out (0.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 20m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 300 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,514 customers out (0.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Jefferson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Jefferson Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jefferson County went about 13.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 156,331 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 13.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 51,319 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 554 | 12,136 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 474 | 13,179 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 527 | 16,439 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 648 | 9,952 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 451 | 156,331 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 714 | 34,885 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 602 | 26,543 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 661 | 57,450 | 6.1 |
| 2023 | 703 | 17,102 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 660 | 73,150 | 11.7 |
| 2025 | 690 | 51,319 | 13.6 |
Cost of power in Jefferson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jefferson 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
- CORE Electric Cooperative15.6¢168,587 cust
- United Power, Inc16.5¢103,104 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 causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Very High winter weather exposure · 4.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Jefferson County: FAQ
- How often does Jefferson County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jefferson County, CO logged 690 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jefferson County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 156,331 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2019 and lasting about 6h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Jefferson County, CO right now?
- Yes, about 326 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Jefferson County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include CORE Electric Cooperative, Public Service Co of Colorado, United Power, Inc.
Lakewood, Arvada. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Jefferson County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jefferson County.
80002, 80003, 80004, 80005, 80007, 80021, 80033, 80123, 80127, 80128, 80214, 80215, 80226, 80227, 80228, 80232, 80235, 80401, 80403, 80419, 80425, 80433, 80453, 80454, 80457, 80465, 80470
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 | - |
| CORE Electric Cooperative | 6.3 hrs | Outages only | - |
| United Power, Inc | 5.1 hrs | Outages only | - |
| 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 0% of Colorado customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/08059 and /api/v1/counties/08059/history. Live data as of .