Power Outages in San Miguel County, CO
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in San Miguel County, CO across 1 reported incident. Public Service Co of Colorado and San Miguel Power Assn, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Empire Electric Assn, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2020, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
San Miguel County, CO is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/colorado/san-miguel-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in San Miguel County, CO", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/colorado/san-miguel-county
Not counted: no live feed for Empire Electric Assn, Inc and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
0.0%of this county's ~7,378 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Empire Electric 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, San Miguel Power Assn, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Miguel Power Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Empire Electric 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 San Miguel 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81423 | 45 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 81435 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 81325 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 81430 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 81426 | ≤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 San Miguel County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for San Miguel County right now.
San Miguel County has been under 46 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 14, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×21
- Flood Watch ×9
- Hydrologic Outlook ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
Latest San Miguel County, CO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 160 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 188 customers out (2.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 474 customers out (6.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in San Miguel County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within San Miguel Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2020, the average customer in San Miguel County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 475 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 0.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 2 customers out) · decade average 0.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in San Miguel County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for San Miguel 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
- Empire Electric Assn, Inc15.7¢13,016 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.
Relatively Low wildfire exposure · 0.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in San Miguel County: FAQ
- How often does San Miguel County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, San Miguel County, CO logged 4 distinct outage events in 2020, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in San Miguel County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 475 customers without power, beginning September 20, 2026 and lasting about 1h 10m.
- Is there a power outage in San Miguel County, CO right now?
- Yes, about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve San Miguel County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include San Miguel Power Assn, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within San Miguel County.
81423, 81426, 81430, 81431, 81435
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 | - |
| Empire Electric Assn, Inc | 2.9 hrs | No live feed | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| 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 84% of Colorado customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/08113 and /api/v1/counties/08113/history. Live data as of .