Power Outages in Mesa County, CO
Is there a power outage in Mesa County, CO right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Grand Valley Power, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, Delta Montrose Electric Assn and Public Service Co of Colorado in Mesa County, CO. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
Mesa County, CO is served by 6 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.6 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mesa County, CO", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/colorado/mesa-county
No active outages are reported by Grand Valley Power, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, Delta Montrose Electric Assn and Public Service Co of Colorado in Mesa County.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Mesa 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, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, Grand Valley Power, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and San Miguel Power Assn, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
30%of this county's ~65,340 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley Power | Live · county | 0 | 19,753 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 22 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Delta Montrose Electric Assn | Live · county | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| San Miguel Power Assn, Inc | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Grand Valley Power, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, Delta Montrose Electric Assn 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.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Mesa 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 (16)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81504 | 871 | ≤11 | 816 | 0 |
| 81501 | 610 | ≤11 | 561 | 0 |
| 81503 | 480 | ≤11 | 457 | ≤11 |
| 81506 | 441 | ≤11 | 410 | ≤11 |
| 81521 | 423 | ≤11 | 400 | ≤11 |
| 81520 | 413 | ≤11 | 390 | ≤11 |
| 81507 | 409 | ≤11 | 382 | ≤11 |
| 81505 | 285 | ≤11 | 263 | ≤11 |
| 81526 | 155 | ≤11 | 148 | ≤11 |
| 81524 | 52 | ≤11 | 45 | 0 |
| 81527 | 48 | ≤11 | 47 | 0 |
| 81643 | 41 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 81624 | 36 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 81523 | 33 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 81525 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 81522 | ≤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 Mesa County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Mesa County right now.
Mesa County has been under 69 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×25
- Flood Advisory ×15
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Flash Flood Warning ×5
- Flood Watch ×5
- Winter Weather Advisory ×4
Latest Mesa County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 435 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 6,093 customers out (7.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 549 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 533 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 50m
Hardest-hit cities in Mesa County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Grand Junctionno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mesa County went about 2.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 33,992 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 2.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 6,936 customers out) · decade average 1.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 420 | 3,254 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 361 | 5,204 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 420 | 5,186 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 599 | 7,361 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 601 | 33,992 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 571 | 10,939 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 698 | 23,030 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 634 | 5,801 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 692 | 9,451 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 724 | 6,936 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 798 | 5,872 | 2.6 |
Cost of power in Mesa County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mesa 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
- Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc12.5¢50,431 cust
- Grand Valley Power16.2¢17,657 cust
- San Miguel Power Assn, Inc16.8¢12,379 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 · 1.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Mesa County: FAQ
- How often does Mesa County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mesa County, CO logged 798 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mesa County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 33,992 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2019 and lasting about 2h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Mesa County, CO right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Grand Valley Power, Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc, Delta Montrose Electric Assn and Public Service Co of Colorado in Mesa County, CO. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
- Which utilities serve Mesa County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Grand Valley Power, Public Service Co of Colorado.
Grand Junction. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Mesa County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mesa County.
81501, 81503, 81504, 81505, 81506, 81507, 81520, 81521, 81522, 81523, 81524, 81525, 81526, 81527, 81624, 81643, 81646
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 Mesa 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 | - |
| Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc | 1.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Grand Valley Power | 1.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| San Miguel Power Assn, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/08077 and /api/v1/counties/08077/history.