Power Outages in Washington County, CO
Highline Electric Assn, Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Morgan County Rural Elec Assn, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Y-W Electric Assn Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.1 hours.
Washington County, CO is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Washington County, CO". https://massoutage.com/colorado/washington-county
Highline Electric Assn, Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Morgan County Rural Elec Assn, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration and Y-W Electric Assn Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~4,351 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Morgan County Rural Elec Assn, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Y-W Electric Assn Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Highline Electric Assn, Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc, Public Service Co of Colorado.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highline Electric Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of Colorado | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Morgan County Rural Elec Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y-W Electric Assn Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Washington 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80720 | 75 | ≤11 | 70 | 0 |
| 80743 | 26 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 80812 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 80801 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 80757 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 80740 | ≤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 Washington County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Washington County right now.
Washington County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Washington County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Washington County went about 0.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 140 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 0.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 130 customers out) · decade average 0.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 35 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 25 | 116 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 34 | 130 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 50 | 140 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 47 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 48 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 45 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 35 | 0.1 |
Cost of power in Washington County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Washington 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
- Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc15.7¢61,343 cust
- Morgan County Rural Elec Assn14.5¢5,891 cust
- Highline Electric Assn15.2¢5,013 cust
- Y-W Electric Assn Inc15.7¢4,878 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 0.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Washington County: FAQ
- How often does Washington County, CO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Washington County, CO logged 15 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Washington County, CO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 140 customers without power, beginning June 21, 2020 and lasting about 2h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Washington County, CO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Washington County, CO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Washington County, CO?
- Tracked electric providers include Highline Electric Assn.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Washington County.
80720, 80740, 80743, 80757, 80801, 80812
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 | - |
| Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Y-W Electric Assn Inc | 11.7 hrs | No live feed | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Highline Electric Assn | - | Live · total only | - |
| Morgan County Rural Elec Assn | - | 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/08121 and /api/v1/counties/08121/history.