Power Outages in Rio Grande County, CO
Public Service Co of Colorado publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Center - (CO) and San Luis Valley R E C, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.9 hours.
Rio Grande County, CO is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rio Grande County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/rio-grande-county
Public Service Co of Colorado publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Center - (CO) and San Luis Valley R E C, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~11,214 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Center - (CO), San Luis Valley R E C, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Public Service Co of Colorado.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Center - (CO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Luis Valley R E C, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Rio Grande 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81144 | 461 | ≤11 | 444 | ≤11 |
| 81154 | 94 | 0 | 91 | 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 Rio Grande County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rio Grande County right now.
Rio Grande County has been under 51 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×21
- Special Weather Statement ×12
- Freeze Warning ×6
- Frost Advisory ×5
- Winter Weather Advisory ×5
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Rio Grande County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rio Grande County went about 3.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,654 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 3.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 5,402 customers out) · decade average 2.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 84 | 255 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 107 | 1,506 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 111 | 2,655 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 137 | 4,210 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 170 | 5,654 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 175 | 2,693 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 167 | 1,017 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 195 | 2,752 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 176 | 2,705 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 215 | 5,402 | 10.3 |
| 2025 | 303 | 3,344 | 3.9 |
Cost of power in Rio Grande County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rio Grande 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
- San Luis Valley R E C, Inc19.4¢8,948 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 Low wildfire exposure · 2.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Rio Grande County: FAQ
- How often does Rio Grande County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rio Grande County, CO logged 303 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rio Grande County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,654 customers without power, beginning March 12, 2019 and lasting about 1d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Rio Grande County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rio Grande County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rio Grande County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Public Service Co of Colorado.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rio Grande County.
81132, 81144, 81154
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 | - |
| San Luis Valley R E C, Inc | 2.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
| City of Center - (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/08105 and /api/v1/counties/08105/history.