Power Outages in Rio Blanco County, CO
Is there a power outage in Rio Blanco County, CO right now? None reported. As of October 20, 2026 05:15 UTC, no outages are reported by Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc, Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado in Rio Blanco County, CO. There is no live feed for Deseret Generation & Tran Coop, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and White River Electric Assn, Inc.
Rio Blanco County, CO is served by 6 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
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No active outages are reported by Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc, Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado in Rio Blanco County.
No live feed for Deseret Generation & Tran Coop, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and White River Electric Assn, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Rio Blanco County, CO
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Public Service Co of Colorado, Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc, White River Electric Assn, Inc and Deseret Generation & Tran Coop; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
32%of this county's ~5,635 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Deseret Generation & Tran Coop, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, White River Electric Assn, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,803 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc | Live · county | 0 | 25 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Deseret Generation & Tran Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| White River Electric Assn, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc, Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Rio Blanco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81650 | 297 | ≤11 | 274 | ≤11 |
| 81641 | 218 | ≤11 | 206 | ≤11 |
| 81648 | 93 | ≤11 | 88 | ≤11 |
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 Rio Blanco County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rio Blanco County right now.
Rio Blanco County has been under 57 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×24
- Flash Flood Warning ×12
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Winter Weather Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Flash Flood Watch ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Rio Blanco County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rio Blanco County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 466 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 0.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 466 customers out) · decade average 0.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 56 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 242 | 466 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 19 | 12 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 27 | 16 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 18 | 14 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 47 | 15 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 32 | 20 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Rio Blanco County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rio Blanco 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
- Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc17.0¢23,604 cust
- White River Electric Assn, Inc14.7¢2,641 cust
- Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc9.7¢1,525 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate wildfire exposure · 0.2 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 Rio Blanco County: FAQ
- How often does Rio Blanco County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rio Blanco County, CO logged 32 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rio Blanco County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 466 customers without power, beginning August 13, 2020 and lasting about 14d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Rio Blanco County, CO right now?
- None reported. As of October 20, 2026 05:15 UTC, no outages are reported by Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc, Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado in Rio Blanco County, CO. There is no live feed for Deseret Generation & Tran Coop, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and White River Electric Assn, Inc.
- Which utilities serve Rio Blanco County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc, Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rio Blanco County.
81641, 81648, 81650
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Rio Blanco County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Colorado →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of Colorado | 6.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc | 4.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| White River Electric Assn, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Deseret Generation & Tran Coop | - | 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/08103 and /api/v1/counties/08103/history.