Power outages in Otero County, CO

We don't have a live outage feed for the utilities serving Otero County yet. Public Service Co of Colorado, Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC and San Isabel Electric Assn, Inc serve this county.

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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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Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLCno 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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San Isabel Electric Assn, 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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Southeast Colorado Power Assnno 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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City of La Junta - (CO)no 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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County outline

Outage history in Otero County

2014–2025 record

Otero County averaged 6.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Colorado counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 4. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 3.5 hours, starting November 16, 2025.

The largest on record began October 30, 2019, with 5,476 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in July.

6.7significant 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.
1 hourtypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
2.4 dayslongest on record (December 2021)
5,476most 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.
October 30, 20195,4764.5 hours21,606
August 10, 20214,9201.5 hours5,177
December 15, 20213,9462.4 days42,545
March 24, 20173,42015 hours29,283
November 17, 20153,3259.5 hours10,788

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.