Power Outages in Montrose County, CO
Delta Montrose Electric Assn, Public Service Co of Colorado and San Miguel Power Assn, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.
Montrose County, CO is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/colorado/montrose-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Montrose County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/montrose-county
Delta Montrose Electric Assn, Public Service Co of Colorado and San Miguel Power Assn, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~23,709 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.
System-wide total only, no county split: Delta Montrose Electric Assn, Public Service Co of Colorado, San Miguel Power Assn, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Montrose Electric Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Miguel Power Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Montrose 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81401 | 947 | ≤11 | 882 | 0 |
| 81403 | 413 | ≤11 | 374 | ≤11 |
| 81425 | 177 | ≤11 | 166 | ≤11 |
| 81415 | 67 | ≤11 | 61 | 0 |
| 81402 | 49 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 81424 | 45 | 0 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 81422 | 31 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 81431 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 81429 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 81411 | ≤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 Montrose County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Montrose County right now.
Montrose County has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×13
- Flood Watch ×8
- Winter Weather Advisory ×4
- Hydrologic Outlook ×3
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Montrose County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 809 customers out (3.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 980 customers out (3.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Montrose County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Montrose County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,633 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 2.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 6,633 customers out) · decade average 1.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 67 | 272 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 306 | 6,172 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 206 | 3,831 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 302 | 5,432 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 422 | 6,479 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 391 | 6,633 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 371 | 2,587 | 2.1 |
Cost of power in Montrose County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Montrose 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
- Delta Montrose Electric Assn14.9¢32,985 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.
Relatively Low wildfire exposure · 1.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Montrose County: FAQ
- How often does Montrose County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Montrose County, CO logged 371 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Montrose County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,633 customers without power, beginning November 3, 2024 and lasting about 1h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Montrose County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Montrose County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Montrose County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Delta Montrose Electric Assn, San Miguel Power Assn, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Montrose County.
81401, 81403, 81411, 81415, 81422, 81424, 81425, 81429
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 | - |
| Delta Montrose Electric Assn | 1.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| San Miguel Power Assn, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
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/08085 and /api/v1/counties/08085/history.