Xcel restored our power PREMATURELY on December 20, 2025

We lost our power as scheduled by Xcel on the morning of December 19, 2025. There are NO COMPLAINTS from us about this safety measure.

However, our power was restored during the afternoon of the next day (December 20) while there were still extremely high winds in the Gunbarrel area.

In our opinion, the power restoration in our area was PREMATURE and left us at high risk of wildfire because the power lines near our house are still mounted on wood poles.

We have the distinct impression that Xcel staff did not know what they were doing that day. We were unable to contact Xcel in any way that they would pay immediate attention to us. We also notified the Boulder Emergency Operations Center, but received no response from them.

We urge Xcel to improve their emergency procedures so that this never happens again.

Thanks.