Power Outages in Mineral County, CO
Is there a power outage in Mineral County, CO right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, no outages are reported by La Plata Electric Assn, Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado in Mineral County, CO. There is no live feed for San Luis Valley R E C, Inc.
Mineral County, CO is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.3 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/colorado/mineral-county
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- October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mineral County, CO", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/colorado/mineral-county
No active outages are reported by La Plata Electric Assn, Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado in Mineral County.
No live feed for San Luis Valley R E C, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Mineral 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, San Luis Valley R E C, Inc and La Plata Electric Assn, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
9.3%of this county's ~835 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: San Luis Valley R E C, Inc. 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 | 0 | 78 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| San Luis Valley R E C, Inc | 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.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Mineral 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81130 | 63 | 0 | 61 | ≤11 |
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 Mineral County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Mineral County right now.
Mineral County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 14, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×20
- Winter Weather Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Mineral County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mineral County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 84 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 1.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 44 customers out) · decade average 1.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 36 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 36 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 11 | 39 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 26 | 34 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | 26 | 39 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 13 | 44 | 6.0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 82 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 19 | 84 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 8 | 80 | 1.3 |
Cost of power in Mineral County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mineral 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
- San Luis Valley R E C, Inc19.4¢8,948 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.
Very Low ice storms exposure · 1.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Mineral County: FAQ
- How often does Mineral County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mineral County, CO logged 8 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mineral County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 84 customers without power, beginning September 17, 2024 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Mineral County, CO right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, no outages are reported by La Plata Electric Assn, Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado in Mineral County, CO. There is no live feed for San Luis Valley R E C, Inc.
- Which utilities serve Mineral County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include La Plata Electric Assn, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mineral County.
81130
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 Mineral 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 | - |
| San Luis Valley R E C, Inc | 2.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
| La Plata Electric Assn, Inc | 3.6 hrs | 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/08079 and /api/v1/counties/08079/history.