Power Outages in Larimer County, CO
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Larimer County, CO across 1 reported incident. City of Fort Collins - (CO), Poudre Valley REA, Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Loveland - (CO), Mountain Parks Electric, Inc, Town of Estes Park and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
Larimer County, CO is served by 8 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/colorado/larimer-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Larimer County, CO", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/colorado/larimer-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Loveland - (CO), Mountain Parks Electric, Inc, Town of Estes Park and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
0.0%of this county's ~157,955 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Loveland - (CO), Mountain Parks Electric, Inc, Town of Estes Park, 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: High West Energy, Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Fort Collins - (CO), Poudre Valley REA, Inc, Public Service Co of Colorado.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fort Collins - (CO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| High West Energy, Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poudre Valley REA, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Loveland - (CO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mountain Parks Electric, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Estes Park | 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 Larimer 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 (17)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80538 | 1,237 | 15 | 1,081 | ≤11 |
| 80537 | 1,036 | ≤11 | 919 | ≤11 |
| 80525 | 923 | ≤11 | 791 | ≤11 |
| 80524 | 681 | ≤11 | 597 | ≤11 |
| 80526 | 605 | ≤11 | 493 | ≤11 |
| 80517 | 396 | 0 | 339 | 0 |
| 80513 | 334 | ≤11 | 289 | ≤11 |
| 80521 | 304 | ≤11 | 267 | ≤11 |
| 80528 | 241 | ≤11 | 189 | ≤11 |
| 80549 | 193 | ≤11 | 178 | 0 |
| 80547 | 92 | ≤11 | 69 | 0 |
| 80536 | 72 | ≤11 | 61 | 0 |
| 80535 | 55 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 80512 | 51 | 0 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 80545 | 26 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 80515 | 23 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 80532 | ≤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 Larimer County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Larimer County right now.
Larimer County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Winter Weather Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Larimer County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,681 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 925 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 51m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,471 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Larimer 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 Larimer Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Larimer County went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20,820 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 2.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 5,163 customers out) · decade average 1.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 690 | 7,267 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 336 | 20,820 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 316 | 4,324 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 756 | 5,836 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 691 | 5,386 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 652 | 5,163 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 756 | 12,879 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 796 | 4,686 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 626 | 3,735 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 710 | 17,236 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 769 | 8,624 | 2.3 |
Cost of power in Larimer County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Larimer 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
- City of Fort Collins - (CO)14.3¢71,804 cust
- Poudre Valley REA, Inc12.5¢50,933 cust
- City of Loveland - (CO)15.3¢37,387 cust
- Mountain Parks Electric, Inc17.5¢19,571 cust
- High West Energy, Inc15.1¢671 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 High winter weather exposure · 1.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Larimer County: FAQ
- How often does Larimer County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Larimer County, CO logged 769 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Larimer County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20,820 customers without power, beginning March 23, 2016 and lasting about 6d.
- Is there a power outage in Larimer County, CO right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Larimer County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Fort Collins - (CO), Poudre Valley REA, Inc, Public Service Co of Colorado.
Fort Collins, Loveland. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Larimer County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Larimer County.
80512, 80513, 80515, 80517, 80521, 80524, 80525, 80526, 80528, 80532, 80535, 80536, 80537, 80538, 80545, 80547, 80549, 82063
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 | - |
| Mountain Parks Electric, Inc | 3.0 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Poudre Valley REA, Inc | 2.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Loveland - (CO) | 0.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| City of Fort Collins - (CO) | 0.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| High West Energy, Inc | - | Outages only | - |
| Town of Estes Park | - | 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/08069 and /api/v1/counties/08069/history. Live data as of .