Power Outages in La Plata County, CO
Is there a power outage in La Plata County, CO right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, about 6 customers are without power in La Plata County, CO across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
La Plata County, CO is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/colorado/la-plata-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in La Plata County, CO", live data as of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/colorado/la-plata-county
Not counted: no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Report an outage in La Plata 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, La Plata Electric Assn, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~34,443 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Plata Electric Assn, Inc | Live · county | 6 | 35,122 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
La Plata 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.
Active outages in La Plata County4
Individual outages as listed by La Plata Electric Assn, Inc, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | - | - | - | La Plata Electric Assn, Inc | |
| 1 | - | - | - | La Plata Electric Assn, Inc | |
| 1 | - | - | - | La Plata Electric Assn, Inc | |
| 1 | - | - | - | La Plata Electric Assn, Inc |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in La Plata 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81301 | 946 | ≤11 | 894 | ≤11 |
| 81122 | 303 | ≤11 | 293 | ≤11 |
| 81303 | 261 | ≤11 | 247 | 0 |
| 81137 | 191 | ≤11 | 184 | 0 |
| 81326 | 99 | 0 | 92 | 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 La Plata County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for La Plata County right now.
La Plata County has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 14, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Flood Watch ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Hydrologic Outlook ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Flood Advisory ×2
Latest La Plata County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 650 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 5,601 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 9,529 customers out (26% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in La Plata 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 La Plata Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in La Plata County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,764 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 2.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 17,764 customers out) · decade average 3.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 52 | 3,006 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 712 | 13,471 | 2.7 |
| 2018 | 624 | 7,022 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 663 | 17,764 | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 564 | 6,688 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 576 | 8,834 | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 607 | 5,282 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 628 | 9,426 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | 576 | 9,448 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 554 | 5,877 | 2.4 |
Cost of power in La Plata County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for La Plata 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
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 Moderate wildfire exposure · 3.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in La Plata County: FAQ
- How often does La Plata County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, La Plata County, CO logged 554 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in La Plata County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,764 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2019 and lasting about 2d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in La Plata County, CO right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, about 6 customers are without power in La Plata County, CO across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve La Plata County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include La Plata Electric Assn, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within La Plata County.
81122, 81137, 81301, 81303, 81326
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 La Plata 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 | - |
| La Plata Electric Assn, Inc | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| 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/08067 and /api/v1/counties/08067/history. Live data as of .