Power Outages in Saguache 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), Gunnison County Elec Assn., San Luis Valley R E C, Inc, Sangre De Cristo Elec Assn Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.7 hours.
Saguache County, CO is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Saguache County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/saguache-county
Public Service Co of Colorado publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Center - (CO), Gunnison County Elec Assn., San Luis Valley R E C, Inc, Sangre De Cristo Elec Assn Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~3,675 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Center - (CO), Gunnison County Elec Assn., San Luis Valley R E C, Inc, Sangre De Cristo Elec Assn Inc, 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: 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gunnison County Elec Assn. | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Luis Valley R E C, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sangre De Cristo Elec Assn Inc | 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 Saguache 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81132 | 217 | ≤11 | 213 | ≤11 |
| 81125 | 131 | ≤11 | 124 | ≤11 |
| 81131 | 60 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 81149 | 58 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 81143 | 50 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 81155 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 81248 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Saguache County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Saguache County right now.
Saguache County has been under 43 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×13
- Flood Watch ×10
- Freeze Warning ×6
- Frost Advisory ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Winter Weather Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Saguache County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Saguache County went about 4.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 875 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 4.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 732 customers out) · decade average 1.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 33 | 496 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 28 | 40 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 39 | 151 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 49 | 611 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 56 | 833 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 28 | 55 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 50 | 645 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 44 | 875 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 36 | 332 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 68 | 682 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 108 | 732 | 4.7 |
Cost of power in Saguache County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Saguache 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 · 1.4 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 Saguache County: FAQ
- How often does Saguache County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Saguache County, CO logged 108 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Saguache County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 875 customers without power, beginning March 7, 2022 and lasting about 6h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Saguache County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Saguache County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Saguache County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Public Service Co of Colorado.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Saguache County.
81125, 81131, 81143, 81149, 81155, 81248
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 | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Sangre De Cristo Elec Assn Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Gunnison County Elec Assn. | - | 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/08109 and /api/v1/counties/08109/history.