Power Outages in San Juan County, CO
La Plata Electric Assn, Inc and San Miguel Power Assn, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2024, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
San Juan County, CO is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/colorado/san-juan-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in San Juan County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/san-juan-county
La Plata Electric Assn, Inc and San Miguel Power Assn, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~1,270 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: La Plata Electric Assn, Inc, San Miguel Power Assn, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Plata Electric Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Miguel Power Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in San Juan 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81433 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 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 San Juan County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for San Juan County right now.
San Juan County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 14, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Flood Watch ×9
- Hydrologic Outlook ×4
- Winter Weather Advisory ×2
Latest San Juan County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 860 customers out (157% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in San Juan County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2024, the average customer in San Juan County went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 860 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 2.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 549 customers out) · decade average 3.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 18 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 478 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 10 | 23 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 7 | 549 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 6 | 210 | 5.4 |
| 2021 | 12 | 210 | 6.3 |
| 2022 | 9 | 212 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 7 | 212 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 215 | 2.3 |
Cost of power in San Juan County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for San Juan 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.
- La Plata Electric Assn, Inc18.3¢40,369 cust
- San Miguel Power Assn, Inc16.8¢12,379 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 Low ice storms exposure · 3.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in San Juan County: FAQ
- How often does San Juan County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, San Juan County, CO logged 8 distinct outage events in 2024, averaging about 2.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in San Juan County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 860 customers without power, beginning September 16, 2026 and lasting about 6h 11m.
- Is there a power outage in San Juan County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for San Juan County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve San Juan County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include San Miguel Power Assn, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within San Juan County.
81433
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Plata Electric Assn, Inc | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| San Miguel Power Assn, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
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/08111 and /api/v1/counties/08111/history.