Power Outages in Rio Blanco County, CO
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Rio Blanco County, CO. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Rio Blanco County, CO is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Rio Blanco County.
No active NWS alerts for Rio Blanco County right now.
Rio Blanco County has been under 98 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 1, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×27
- Special Weather Statement ×20
- Air Quality Alert ×14
- Flood Watch ×8
- Extreme Heat Warning ×6
- Flood Advisory ×6
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.
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 |
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?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rio Blanco County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rio Blanco County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include 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.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| YAMPA VALLEY ELECTRIC ASSN INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/08103 and /api/v1/counties/08103/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Colorado customers).