Power Outages in Otero County, CO
Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, Public Service Co of Colorado and San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of La Junta - (CO) and Southeast Colorado Power Assn. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.4 hours.
Otero County, CO is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/colorado/otero-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Otero County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/otero-county
Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, Public Service Co of Colorado and San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of La Junta - (CO) and Southeast Colorado Power Assn: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~5,481 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of La Junta - (CO), Southeast Colorado Power Assn. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, Public Service Co of Colorado, San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of La Junta - (CO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southeast Colorado Power Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Otero 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81050 | 366 | ≤11 | 334 | ≤11 |
| 81067 | 193 | ≤11 | 172 | ≤11 |
| 81058 | 33 | 0 | 28 | 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 Otero County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Otero County has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Flood Watch ×10
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Flood Warning ×1
Latest Otero County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,422 customers out (26% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 527 customers out (13% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,427 customers out (34% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Otero County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Otero County went about 0.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,206 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 0.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 4,206 customers out) · decade average 3.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 37 | 3,325 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 37 | 1,323 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 33 | 3,420 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 23 | 2,916 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 42 | 4,206 | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 49 | 1,020 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 53 | 4,206 | 10.7 |
| 2022 | 52 | 965 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 55 | 2,042 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 52 | 1,032 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 96 | 255 | 0.4 |
Cost of power in Otero County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Otero 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
- Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC18.7¢97,888 cust
- San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc18.9¢23,415 cust
- Southeast Colorado Power Assn17.9¢8,169 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 · 3.0 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 Otero County: FAQ
- How often does Otero County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Otero County, CO logged 96 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Otero County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,206 customers without power, beginning October 30, 2019 and lasting about 4h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Otero County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Otero County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Otero County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Otero County.
81030, 81050, 81058, 81067, 81077
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 | - |
| Southeast Colorado Power Assn | 21.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC | 1.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of La Junta - (CO) | - | 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/08089 and /api/v1/counties/08089/history.