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Power Outages in Weld County, CO

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 10 customers are without power in Weld County, CO across 2 reported incidents. Highline Electric Assn, Poudre Valley REA, Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Longmont, Morgan County Rural Elec Assn and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.5 hours.

Weld County, CO is served by 8 tracked utilities.

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Scattered outages

10 customers without power

0.0% of Weld County · across 2 reported incidents.

Utility ETR: October 15, 2026 01:15 UTC (utility's estimate)

Not counted: no live feed for City of Longmont, Morgan County Rural Elec Assn and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.

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Live status by utility · Weld County

0.0%of this county's ~138,167 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: City of Longmont, Morgan County Rural Elec Assn, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

Only visible while reporting outages: High West Energy, Inc, United Power, Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.

System-wide total only, no county split: Highline Electric Assn, Poudre Valley REA, Inc, Public Service Co of Colorado.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
High West Energy, IncOutages onlynone reported------
Highline Electric AssnLive · total onlynot by county------
Poudre Valley REA, IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Public Service Co of ColoradoLive · total onlynot by county------
United Power, IncOutages onlynone reported------
City of LongmontNo live feedcan't see------
Morgan County Rural Elec AssnNo live feedcan't see------
WAPA-- Western Area Power AdministrationNo live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Weld 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.

Power-dependent
6,336
Oxygen service
1,698
Dialysis (facility)
371
Home health / hospice
670
By ZIP code (34)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
806341,404131,25214
80504897≤11798≤11
8063170012631≤11
80550651≤11551≤11
80516436≤11386≤11
80620305≤11275≤11
80621299≤11280≤11
80534290≤11267≤11
80615180≤111560
8054312401100
8051499≤1188≤11
8065192≤11870
8064289≤11840
80530870810
80645850750
8064376066≤11
8061074≤1164≤11
8054268≤1157≤11
8064463057≤11
80650430410
80520360350
80648290260
80623260230
80611210190
80624160150
80754≤110≤110
80742≤110≤110
80732≤110≤110
80729≤110≤110
80652≤110≤110
80649≤110≤110
80646≤110≤110
80612≤110≤110
80546≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Weld County, CO

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Weld County or any town and utility in it.

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Recent NWS alert activity · Weld County

Weld County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 16, 2026.

  • Special Weather Statement ×11
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
  • Freeze Warning ×1
  • Freeze Watch ×1

Latest Weld County, CO outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 20m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 2,588 customers out (2.1% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 35m

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 2, 2026

  5. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 2, 2026

  6. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 2,288 customers out (1.9% of the county)

  8. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 50m

Outage trend · Weld County, CO
10customers out · peak 278
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Weld County, CO: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 278 customers out; latest 10 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0100200300Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Weld County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Weld Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Weld County went about 5.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 39,618 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 5.5 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Weld County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.9h, 2016 6.2h, 2017 1.7h, 2018 1.6h, 2019 2.3h, 2020 2.9h, 2021 8.4h, 2022 2.1h, 2023 3.6h, 2024 4.2h, 2025 5.5h. Highlighted: 2021.02.557.5101.9h20156.2h20161.7h20171.6h20182.3h20192.9h20208.4h20212.1h20223.6h20234.2h20245.5h2025
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Worst year here was 2021 (peak 31,733 customers out) · decade average 3.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201553410,6751.9
201653739,6186.2
20175958,0041.7
20189018,7661.6
201973222,5272.3
20207916,5212.9
202182431,7338.4
20228958,7812.1
202377318,8543.6
202493214,7214.2
20251,00311,4575.5

Cost of power in Weld County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Weld 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.

15.3¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 32% since 2015
vs Colorado avg 17.0¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

What causes outages here

Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →

Outage causes by share of outage-timeWeather / storm 97%, Planned / maintenance 1.6%, Equipment failure 0.9%, Vehicle / accident 0.4%, Animal / wildlife 0.1%Weather / stormWeather / storm97%Planned / maintenancePlanned / maintenance1.6%Equipment failureEquipment failure0.9%Vehicle / accidentVehicle / accident0.4%Animal / wildlifeAnimal / wildlife0.1%
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A reported cause is available for 2.6% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares are of the portion with a known cause; bars are scaled to the largest cause.
Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
March 23, 201639,6185d 16h
March 14, 202131,7334d 4h
February 15, 201922,5277h 45m
August 18, 202318,8543d 22h
July 29, 202317,8173h 45m
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively High high winds exposure · 3.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

TornadoRelatively High
Strong windRelatively High
Ice stormRelatively Moderate
FloodingRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Weld County: FAQ

How often does Weld County, CO lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Weld County, CO logged 1,003 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Weld County, CO?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 39,618 customers without power, beginning March 23, 2016 and lasting about 5d 16h.
Is there a power outage in Weld County, CO right now?
Yes, about 10 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Weld County, CO?
Tracked electric providers include High West Energy, Inc, Highline Electric Assn, Poudre Valley REA, Inc, Public Service Co of Colorado, United Power, Inc.
Nearby counties
Adams CountyBoulder CountyBroomfield CountyKimball County
Cities & towns in Weld County

Greeley, Windsor. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Weld County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Weld County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Weld County.

80504, 80514, 80516, 80520, 80530, 80534, 80542, 80543, 80546, 80550, 80610, 80611, 80612, 80615, 80620, 80621, 80622, 80623, 80624, 80631, 80634, 80642, 80643, 80644, 80645, 80646, 80648, 80649, 80650, 80651, 80652, 80729, 80732, 80742, 80754

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Public Service Co of Colorado6.0 hrsLive · total only-
United Power, Inc5.1 hrsOutages only-
Poudre Valley REA, Inc2.5 hrsLive · total only-
City of Longmont0.7 hrsNo live feed-
WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration-No live feed-
Highline Electric Assn-Live · total only-
High West Energy, Inc-Outages 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/08123 and /api/v1/counties/08123/history. Live data as of .