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2019 Colorado Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Colorado customer went without power for about 3.3 hours — the 26th worst of any US state that year, 1.3× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.3
Peak customers out
156,331
Rank (worst state)
26th
Counties affected
20

Colorado outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

1.2h20151.7h20161.5h20171.6h20183.3h20192.2h20202.8h20212.6h20222.1h20234.7h20244.6h2025

Hardest-hit Colorado counties in 2019

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Jefferson County156,3312Denver County141,6843Arapahoe County124,2334Adams County102,6415Boulder County44,1706Douglas County42,4127Mesa County33,9928Weld County22,5279La Plata County17,76410Summit County17,66611Pueblo County11,80712Archuleta County10,46913Eagle County7,49714El Paso County7,31215Broomfield County6,75616Rio Grande County5,65417Otero County5,47618Alamosa County5,43919Larimer County5,38620Logan County4,833

Biggest Colorado outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Jefferson CountyFebruary 15, 2019156,331
Denver CountyFebruary 14, 2019141,684
Arapahoe CountyFebruary 8, 2019124,233
Adams CountyFebruary 4, 2019102,641
Denver CountyFebruary 25, 201961,512
Boulder CountyFebruary 15, 201944,170
Douglas CountyFebruary 15, 201942,412
Mesa CountyFebruary 15, 201933,992
Jefferson CountyFebruary 19, 201933,384
Weld CountyFebruary 15, 201922,527
Colorado by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:WVNCMILACAVT

Part of the 2019 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.