Power Outage December 19, 2025

I certainly don’t have access to the “whole” picture with this outage which adds greatly to the frustration. Companies say the right thing, but what their concerns are profits to the company. Review the grid failure in Texas a few years back, event was larger and maybe more catastrophic but causes of the event are similar. ERCOT only was focused on “standard” days, 60 degree temperatures etc. Facts were different a winter storm did not produce “standard days” that the system design evolved to. New power sources were not winterized for non standard weather, older sources were shutdown and dismantled. Management did not understand the actions of their own shed load system, shutdown power to certain industrial areas that were on shed list, however this shutdown sources of gas preventing backup power generations from being brought on line these sources of gas take several days to bring back on line. Management was laser focused on lowest cost with highest profits, looked great until nature varied. High wind events are not new in Colorado, that has not changed. With history damage extent should be predictable with supplies and crews pre staged for repair and restoring power. Shutting off power in the winter in Colorado is not a good strategy. A written plan is great to prepare for an event, however these change instantly when the event begins. Reliability has not been improving over the last decade. PUC please actively oversee the electrical supply. Develope your own data, from residents, on supply reliability and response. There have to be reasons that reliability and information is not improving. No oversight cost Texas billions and many deaths. This cost us nothing if we learn from their costly experience.