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2024 Colorado Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average Colorado customer went without power for about 4.7 hours — the 31st worst of any US state that year, 1.8× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.7
Peak customers out
73,150
Rank (worst state)
31st
Counties affected
20

Colorado outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Colorado counties in 2024

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

1Jefferson County73,1502Boulder County40,3683Denver County28,5694Arapahoe County22,4435Adams County21,5356Douglas County20,7217El Paso County20,5408Larimer County17,2369Weld County14,72110Pitkin County12,60511Archuleta County11,42112La Plata County9,44813Summit County8,23814Alamosa County7,95915Mesa County6,93616Elbert County6,89017Eagle County6,84518Montrose County6,63319Pueblo County5,61120Delta County5,449

Biggest Colorado outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Jefferson CountyApril 6, 202473,150
Jefferson CountyMarch 23, 202442,214
Boulder CountyApril 6, 202440,368
Denver CountyNovember 8, 202428,569
Jefferson CountyFebruary 10, 202425,960
Jefferson CountyMarch 13, 202424,922
Arapahoe CountyMarch 14, 202422,443
Adams CountyApril 20, 202421,535
Boulder CountyMarch 14, 202420,891
Douglas CountyNovember 3, 202420,721
Colorado by year:20252023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2024:NCSCMEGATXFL

Part of the 2024 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.