Power Outages in Laramie County, WY
Is there a power outage in Laramie County, WY right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Laramie County, WY across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Black Hills Energy, City of Pine Bluffs - (WY), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Wheatland Rural Elec Assn, Inc and Wyrulec Company, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Laramie County, WY is served by 7 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.2 hours.
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- URL
- https://massoutage.com/wyoming/laramie-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Laramie County, WY", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/wyoming/laramie-county
Not counted: no live feed for Black Hills Energy, City of Pine Bluffs - (WY), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Wheatland Rural Elec Assn, Inc and Wyrulec Company.
Report an outage in Laramie County, WY
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, High West Energy, Inc, Wyrulec Company, Black Hills Energy, Wheatland Rural Elec Assn, Inc and 1 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
14%of this county's ~53,737 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Black Hills Energy, City of Pine Bluffs - (WY), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Wheatland Rural Elec Assn, Inc, Wyrulec Company. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High West Energy, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 7,447 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power | Live · county | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | October 19, 2026 23:52 UTC | |
| Black Hills Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Pine Bluffs - (WY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wheatland Rural Elec Assn, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wyrulec Company | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
High West Energy, Inc and Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Laramie County1
Individual outages as listed by Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | October 19, 2026 23:52 UTC | Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Laramie 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82009 | 1,280 | 40 | 1,209 | ≤11 |
| 82001 | 1,001 | 24 | 955 | ≤11 |
| 82007 | 538 | 14 | 513 | ≤11 |
| 82003 | 119 | ≤11 | 115 | 0 |
| 82082 | 59 | ≤11 | 57 | 0 |
| 82053 | 45 | ≤11 | 42 | 0 |
| 82054 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 82060 | 13 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 82081 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 82061 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 82059 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 82050 | ≤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 Laramie County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Laramie County right now.
Laramie County has been under 52 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a High Wind Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×19
- Dense Fog Advisory ×11
- Red Flag Warning ×6
- Flood Advisory ×4
- High Wind Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Laramie County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Laramie Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Laramie County went about 1.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 31,754 customers.
The US EIA reports Wyoming utilities averaged 4.4 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 1.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 19,300 customers out) · decade average 1.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 120 | 31,754 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 166 | 12,401 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 268 | 3,081 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 613 | 5,756 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 613 | 19,300 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 562 | 3,529 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 589 | 4,846 | 0.8 |
| 2023 | 548 | 4,086 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 428 | 1,975 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | 606 | 4,879 | 1.2 |
Cost of power in Laramie County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Laramie 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.
- Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power17.3¢44,072 cust
- High West Energy, Inc14.7¢5,692 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Very High winter weather exposure · 1.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Laramie County: FAQ
- How often does Laramie County, WY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Laramie County, WY logged 606 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Laramie County, WY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 31,754 customers without power, beginning February 11, 2016 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Laramie County, WY right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Laramie County, WY across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Black Hills Energy, City of Pine Bluffs - (WY), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, Wheatland Rural Elec Assn, Inc and Wyrulec Company, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Laramie County, WY?
- Tracked electric providers include Black Hills Energy, Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power, High West Energy, Inc.
Cheyenne. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Laramie County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Laramie County.
82001, 82005, 82007, 82009, 82050, 82053, 82054, 82059, 82060, 82061, 82081, 82082
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Laramie County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Wyoming →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power | 0.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| High West Energy, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Wyrulec Company | - | No live feed | - |
| Black Hills Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Wheatland Rural Elec Assn, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Pine Bluffs - (WY) | - | 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 Wyoming customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/56021 and /api/v1/counties/56021/history. Live data as of .