Power Outages in Pueblo County, CO
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Pueblo County, CO across 2 reported incidents. Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc, 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 Black Hills Energy, Southeast Colorado Power Assn and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.0 hours.
Pueblo County, CO is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/colorado/pueblo-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pueblo County, CO", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/colorado/pueblo-county
Not counted: no live feed for Black Hills Energy, Southeast Colorado Power Assn and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
0.0%of this county's ~53,009 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Black Hills Energy, Southeast Colorado Power 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: Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc, 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Black Hills Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southeast Colorado Power 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 Pueblo 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81005 | 1,229 | 26 | 1,154 | ≤11 |
| 81007 | 1,125 | 20 | 1,043 | ≤11 |
| 81001 | 973 | 20 | 892 | ≤11 |
| 81004 | 832 | ≤11 | 772 | ≤11 |
| 81003 | 574 | 12 | 511 | ≤11 |
| 81008 | 464 | ≤11 | 421 | 0 |
| 81006 | 435 | ≤11 | 410 | ≤11 |
| 81069 | 105 | ≤11 | 100 | 0 |
| 81019 | 92 | 0 | 88 | ≤11 |
| 81023 | 71 | ≤11 | 70 | 0 |
| 81039 | 70 | ≤11 | 65 | 0 |
| 81022 | 52 | ≤11 | 48 | ≤11 |
| 81025 | 32 | ≤11 | 31 | 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 Pueblo County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Pueblo County has been under 57 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×19
- Special Weather Statement ×14
- Flood Watch ×10
- Flash Flood Warning ×7
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Pueblo County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Pueblo Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pueblo County went about 2.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,258 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 2.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 11,097 customers out) · decade average 2.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 200 | 8,266 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 199 | 6,442 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 180 | 10,358 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 196 | 5,892 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 293 | 11,807 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 380 | 5,999 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 506 | 17,258 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 452 | 11,097 | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 428 | 6,879 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 442 | 5,611 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 785 | 11,006 | 2.0 |
Cost of power in Pueblo County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pueblo 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
- Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc15.7¢61,343 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.
Very High winter weather exposure · 2.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Pueblo County: FAQ
- How often does Pueblo County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pueblo County, CO logged 785 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pueblo County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,258 customers without power, beginning December 15, 2021 and lasting about 3d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Pueblo County, CO right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Pueblo County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, Black Hills Energy, Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc, San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc.
Pueblo. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Pueblo County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pueblo County.
81001, 81003, 81004, 81005, 81006, 81007, 81008, 81019, 81022, 81023, 81025, 81039
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 | - |
| Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC | 1.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Black Hills Energy | - | 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/08101 and /api/v1/counties/08101/history. Live data as of .