Power outages in Gilpin County, CO

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Public Service Co of Coloradono live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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United Power, Incno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Outage history in Gilpin County

2014–2025 record

Gilpin County averaged 9 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Colorado counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 17. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 11 hours, starting December 9, 2025.

The largest on record began September 29, 2025, with 5,515 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in December.

9significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.
2.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
18 hourslongest on record (December 2021)
5,515most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
September 29, 20255,51515 minutes1,379
July 26, 20231,7482.5 hours3,278
December 9, 20251,33911 hours4,356
March 12, 20259532.5 hours1,870
February 4, 20218986.5 hours3,587

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.