Frequent Power Outages

I have experienced a large increase in power outages this year (2026). Power has gone out 150% more often this year. I work from home so this is extremely disruptive. It is even more frustrating as the heat has been excessive this year. Today is 98 degrees and it is extremely hot in my home due to the power going out at the hottest part of the day. It seems Xcel needs to look at upgrading infrastructure.

Medically fragile woman put in jeopardy

My 81-year-old mother lives in the Lakewood region and is heavily oxygen dependent. On multiple ocassions within the last month, Xcel has turned off power without notice, leading to dangerous situations each time. The most recent occurred while she was asleep, and medical complications were severe. Multiple phone calls with their representatives resulted only in the recommendation to call 911. We were not notified about their medical needs home registration. The other resident in the home has dementia making the situation even that more dire. In one instance, a hotel had to be sought for multiple days, as Xcel would…

frequent outages

My neighborhood has experiences frequent outages since 2024, which are separate from the severe weather outages. Xcel appears to have misrepresented this when responding to reports on the number of events, stating my neighborhood only had two last year--that's incorrect, I kept track of each one and including multiple outages on the same day, the count was 13 (7 if you group the same-day ones together). It's already begun this summer, with an outage on the eve of the hottest day so far this year. Xcel keeps getting approved for rate increases, but doesn't appear to be making any changes…