Power Outages during very very hot summer days.

Xcel in garfield county continues to have very long power outages ranging from 2hrs, to 6+ hrs. On 4 different occasions on this very hot summer of 2026, with weather of 90+ °F, there have been multiple power outages at times people need AC and cooling the most. Even with increasing power outages, electricity costs continue to increase, and i do not understand how ten years ago, with out the technology we have today, we had a lot less outages happening (especially such hot weather. ) It truly is a growing concern of mine and many within our community.

Our pets have also been of much concern, as the weather is currently, it is impossible to keep a pet at a reasonable and safe temperature while outside, additionally to that now if has become a common occurrence with power outages, that is also a concern we hold within our own homes.

Infrastructure and protections against these situations must improve.

Xcel in Wellington

It’s a regular occurrence for outages in Wellington that are unrelated to wind. No explanations are given but when it happens on the coldest days in winter or the hottest days in summer it creates a lot of added logistics to navigate and expenses. By far the worst power company I’ve ever had. This number of outages isn’t normal.

Boulder County Power Reliability

Adding together the wind and snow outages to the increasingly common random outages with no particular cause or reason given (e.g. 2 outages yesterday), we are starting to feel like we don't live in the USA. These outages are an enormous interruption to life for thousands of my neighbors. Xcel seems to think that if they keep us updated with text after text, that somehow makes it ok that our power goes off so often. It doesn't. This is unacceptable, especially the days-long power safety shutoffs - it rules your life for days on end.