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2022 Colorado Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Colorado customer went without power for about 2.6 hours — the 38th worst of any US state that year, 1.0× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.6
Peak customers out
57,450
Rank (worst state)
38th
Counties affected
20

Colorado outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Colorado counties in 2022

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

1Jefferson County57,4502Denver County32,0493Boulder County30,2944Arapahoe County19,3435Pueblo County11,0976Douglas County10,6277El Paso County10,3838Weld County8,7819Mesa County7,86410Adams County7,79011Summit County7,50212Teller County6,86313Broomfield County6,29614Montrose County5,43215La Plata County5,28216Fremont County5,00917Chaffee County4,87818Larimer County4,68619Delta County4,40820Conejos County4,301

Biggest Colorado outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Jefferson CountyMay 20, 202257,450
Denver CountyMay 17, 202232,049
Boulder CountyJanuary 1, 202230,294
Jefferson CountyDecember 29, 202221,138
Arapahoe CountyMay 20, 202219,343
Arapahoe CountyOctober 17, 202216,650
Denver CountyOctober 6, 202214,822
Denver CountyNovember 5, 202211,947
Denver CountyAugust 4, 202211,485
Pueblo CountyOctober 28, 202211,097
Colorado by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLWVVTAK

Part of the 2022 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.