Power Outages in Montezuma County, CO
Public Service Co of Colorado publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Empire Electric Assn, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Montezuma County, CO is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Montezuma County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/montezuma-county
Public Service Co of Colorado publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Empire Electric Assn, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~14,439 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Empire Electric Assn, Inc, 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: Public Service Co of Colorado.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Empire Electric Assn, Inc | 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 Montezuma 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81321 | 650 | ≤11 | 614 | ≤11 |
| 81323 | 243 | ≤11 | 231 | 0 |
| 81328 | 166 | 0 | 158 | ≤11 |
| 81327 | 37 | ≤11 | 36 | 0 |
| 81331 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 81334 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 81335 | ≤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 Montezuma County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Montezuma County right now.
Montezuma County has been under 31 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 14, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×12
- Flood Watch ×9
- Hydrologic Outlook ×4
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Winter Weather Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Montezuma County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Montezuma County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 74 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 0.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 74 customers out) · decade average 0.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 27 | 74 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Montezuma County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Montezuma 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
- Empire Electric Assn, Inc15.7¢13,016 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 Moderate wildfire exposure · 0.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Montezuma County: FAQ
- How often does Montezuma County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Montezuma County, CO logged 2 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Montezuma County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 74 customers without power, beginning July 28, 2019 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Montezuma County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Montezuma County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Montezuma County.
81321, 81327, 81328, 81330, 81331, 81334, 81335
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 | - |
| Empire Electric Assn, Inc | 2.9 hrs | No live feed | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | 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/08083 and /api/v1/counties/08083/history.