Power Outages in Lake County, CO
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Public Service Co of Colorado in Lake County, CO. There is no live feed for Sangre De Cristo Elec Assn Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 20.6 hours.
Lake County, CO is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/colorado/lake-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lake County, CO", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/colorado/lake-county
No active outages are reported by Public Service Co of Colorado in Lake County.
No live feed for Sangre De Cristo Elec Assn Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~4,908 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Sangre De Cristo Elec Assn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Sangre De Cristo Elec Assn Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Public Service Co of Colorado reportsevery 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 Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80461 | 283 | 0 | 276 | ≤11 |
| 81251 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 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 Lake County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lake County right now.
Lake County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 14, 2026.
- Winter Weather Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Lake County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 120 customers out (3.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lake County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lake County went about 20.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,471 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 20.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 3,471 customers out) · decade average 4.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11 | 29 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 10 | 151 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 86 | 487 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 129 | 2,458 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 148 | 1,727 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 106 | 994 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 103 | 268 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 104 | 1,777 | 4.1 |
| 2024 | 110 | 2,766 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 251 | 3,471 | 20.6 |
Cost of power in Lake County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lake 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
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 · 4.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lake County: FAQ
- How often does Lake County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lake County, CO logged 251 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 20.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lake County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,471 customers without power, beginning October 21, 2025 and lasting about 2h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Lake County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lake County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lake County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Public Service Co of Colorado.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lake County.
80461, 81251
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 · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Sangre De Cristo Elec Assn Inc | - | 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/08065 and /api/v1/counties/08065/history.