Power Outages in Lincoln County, CO
Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for K C Electric Association, Southeast Colorado Power Assn and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
Lincoln County, CO is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/colorado/lincoln-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lincoln County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/lincoln-county
Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for K C Electric Association, Southeast Colorado Power Assn and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~3,760 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: K C Electric Association, Southeast Colorado Power Assn, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K C Electric Association | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southeast Colorado Power Assn | 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 Lincoln 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80828 | 68 | 0 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 80833 | 37 | ≤11 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 80821 | 36 | 0 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 80818 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 80823 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 80804 | ≤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 Lincoln County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lincoln County right now.
Lincoln County has been under 44 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 16, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×30
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Flood Watch ×2
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lincoln County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lincoln County went about 5.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,187 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 5.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 1,920 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 85 | 1,920 | 10.1 |
| 2018 | 146 | 684 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 131 | 935 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 134 | 531 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 137 | 2,187 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 160 | 254 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 189 | 863 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 154 | 475 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 238 | 1,056 | 5.6 |
Cost of power in Lincoln County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lincoln 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 View Elec Assn, Inc15.7¢61,343 cust
- Southeast Colorado Power Assn17.9¢8,169 cust
- K C Electric Association13.0¢3,411 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.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 3.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lincoln County: FAQ
- How often does Lincoln County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lincoln County, CO logged 238 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lincoln County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,187 customers without power, beginning June 15, 2021 and lasting about 21h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Lincoln County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lincoln County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lincoln County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lincoln County.
80804, 80818, 80821, 80823, 80826, 80828, 80833
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Colorado Power Assn | 21.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| K C Electric Association | - | 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/08073 and /api/v1/counties/08073/history.