Power Outages in Morgan County, CO
Highline Electric Assn and Public Service Co of Colorado publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Fort Morgan, Morgan County Rural Elec Assn and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.2 hours.
Morgan County, CO is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Morgan County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/morgan-county
Highline Electric Assn and Public Service Co of Colorado publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Fort Morgan, Morgan County Rural Elec Assn and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~14,710 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Fort Morgan, Morgan County Rural Elec 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: Highline Electric Assn, Public Service Co of Colorado.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highline Electric Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Fort Morgan | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Morgan County Rural Elec 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 Morgan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80701 | 274 | ≤11 | 250 | ≤11 |
| 80723 | 197 | ≤11 | 180 | ≤11 |
| 80654 | 60 | ≤11 | 58 | 0 |
| 80653 | 28 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 80705 | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 80733 | 14 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 80750 | ≤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 Morgan County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Morgan County right now.
Morgan County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Morgan County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Morgan County went about 1.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,196 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 1.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 3,578 customers out) · decade average 1.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 86 | 1,711 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 75 | 846 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 84 | 218 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 143 | 3,578 | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 167 | 2,634 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 212 | 2,695 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 133 | 1,226 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 129 | 1,232 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | 150 | 2,510 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 201 | 4,196 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 247 | 2,968 | 1.2 |
Cost of power in Morgan County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Morgan 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
- Morgan County Rural Elec Assn14.5¢5,891 cust
- City of Fort Morgan7.3¢5,434 cust
- Highline Electric Assn15.2¢5,013 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 high winds exposure · 1.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Morgan County: FAQ
- How often does Morgan County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Morgan County, CO logged 247 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Morgan County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,196 customers without power, beginning August 13, 2024 and lasting about 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Morgan County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Morgan County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Morgan County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Highline Electric Assn, Public Service Co of Colorado.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Morgan County.
80653, 80654, 80701, 80705, 80723, 80733, 80750
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 | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Highline Electric Assn | - | Live · total only | - |
| Morgan County Rural Elec Assn | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Fort Morgan | - | 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/08087 and /api/v1/counties/08087/history.