Power Outages in Pitkin County, CO
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Pitkin County, CO. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Pitkin County, CO is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Pitkin County.
No active NWS alerts for Pitkin County right now.
Hardest-hit cities in Pitkin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pitkin County went about 1.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,971 customers.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 3,708 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 237 | 3,708 | 11.6 |
| 2016 | 225 | 11,728 | 9.0 |
| 2017 | 26 | 2,353 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 315 | 1,871 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 267 | 2,516 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 290 | 12,971 | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 309 | 3,192 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 263 | 2,374 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 301 | 2,354 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 308 | 12,605 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | 198 | 6,184 | 1.6 |
Relatively Low wildfire exposure · 3.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Pitkin County: FAQ
- How often does Pitkin County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pitkin County, CO logged 198 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pitkin County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,971 customers without power, beginning October 26, 2020 and lasting about 4h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Pitkin County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pitkin County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pitkin County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc,holycrossenergy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pitkin County.
81611, 81612, 81615, 81623, 81642, 81654, 81656
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc,holycrossenergy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/08097 and /api/v1/counties/08097/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Colorado customers).