Tag: power outage
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Power outage hits thousands across Pikes Peak region Wednesday morning
More than 6,500 customers in Fremont, Teller and Park counties lost power Wednesday morning after a transmission line was interrupted, according to CORE Electric. As of 8 a.m., the company said crews are actively working to backfeed and restore service to as many people as possible while they wait for a third-party transmission line to…
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High winds could shut down power for thousands in southern Colorado
Powerful, damaging winds and the threat of fire danger may cause thousands to lose power across southern Colorado on Tuesday. Black Hills Energy has announced a Emergency Public Safety Power Shutoff Watch for several counties across the state’s southern half, excluding El Paso County, according to a Monday night news release. The watch areas include…
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Xcel president says Polis criticism ‘uninformed,’ most to get power back by 10 p.m.
As tens of thousands of Xcel Energy customers remained without power Saturday morning, officials said criticism about what some called the organization’s lack of communication was unwarranted. Robert Kenney, president of Xcel Energy Colorado, said that the company had communicated with customers as early as last week about potential power shutoffs, and had worked with…
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Polis calls out Xcel as provider says work to restore power delayed as late as 10 p.m. Friday
Gov. Jared Polis called out Xcel Energy Friday afternoon, saying the utility had to do a better job at communicating how long its outages would last. The statement comes at the end of a week of severe wind in the Front Range, with Xcel intentionally turning off the power to at least 48,000 customers on…
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Third power outage in two days impacts customers in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Over 190 customers were still without power along East Cache La Poudre Street near North Circle Drive as of Monday evening, according to the Colorado Springs Utilities outage map. The outage appears to have affected more than 1,000 customers on Monday, according to the website…
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Power restored after outage in southeast Colorado Springs impacts over 1,300 customers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A power outage impacting over 1,300 Colorado Springs Utilities customers left traffic lights black and homes and businesses without power for over an hour Sunday morning. From about 9:45 to 10:50 a.m., Utilities customers near the Colorado Springs Airport were without power, according to the…
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Nearly 2,000 customers lose power after vehicle crashes into electric equipment in north Colorado Springs
Nearly 2,000 customers near Woodmen Road and North Academy Boulevard were left without power after a vehicle struck electric equipment Thursday morning. Colorado Springs Utilities sent crews to the area and resolved the outage in under an hour. As of 11:15 a.m., all impacted customers could once again turn on their lights and heaters. During…
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Car crashes into power pole causing outage near The Citadel mall in Colorado Springs
More than 1,700 Colorado Springs Utilities customers were without power after a crash caused a power outage Wednesday afternoon east of The Citadel mall. CSU reported the power outage on X just before 1 p.m. in the area of East Platte Avenue and North Murray Boulevard. In a later update, the company said the outage was caused by…
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Power outage impacts hundreds of customers in Teller county
Hundreds of CORE Electric Cooperative customers across multiple counties in Colorado were without power Tuesday afternoon. The outage is currently impacting a little over 500 in Teller County as of 2 p.m. At its peak Tuesday afternoon, the outage affected more than 4,500 customers across six counties, including hundreds in El Paso County. Amber King,…
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What to do about fallen tree limbs and broken power lines around Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs area woke up Friday to more wet and heavy snow after this latest storm kept busy overnight, adding inches of accumulating snow to already-laden tree branches. Snapping tree limbs, and ensuing damage to nearby power lines, are a real hazard. Be aware…