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Xcel is planning a potential PSPS for parts of Larimer and Weld on Friday January 14, 2026.
On December 17, 2025 Xcel Energy implemented a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) impacting around 52,000 customers in Boulder, Clear Creek, Jefferson, Larimer and Weld counties. Again on December 19, 2025 Xcel Energy implemented a second PSPS event that impacted approximately 69,000 customers in those same counties. Total outages across these days were higher due to damage from this storm and other protective measures implemented by Xcel.
PSPS events are implemented in order to reduce the risk of a wildfire caused by power lines or other utility infrastructure. The Public Utilities Commission does not approve or deny Xcel’s use of proactive shutoffs however, the Agency does have an important role in ensuring that the communication, preparation and coordination of PSPS events is protective of customers.
The PUC is creating a new set of rules establishing permanent requirements and standards for public safety power shutoffs. Staff is currently working to draft these rules and welcomes input from Xcel customers on their experiences with the most recent PSPS events. This information will help ensure that the PUC’s rules are comprehensive.
Please take a few minutes to give us your feedback through the survey or comment links below.
Xcel is planning a potential PSPS for parts of Larimer and Weld on Friday January 14, 2026.
On December 17, 2025 Xcel Energy implemented a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) impacting around 52,000 customers in Boulder, Clear Creek, Jefferson, Larimer and Weld counties. Again on December 19, 2025 Xcel Energy implemented a second PSPS event that impacted approximately 69,000 customers in those same counties. Total outages across these days were higher due to damage from this storm and other protective measures implemented by Xcel.
PSPS events are implemented in order to reduce the risk of a wildfire caused by power lines or other utility infrastructure. The Public Utilities Commission does not approve or deny Xcel’s use of proactive shutoffs however, the Agency does have an important role in ensuring that the communication, preparation and coordination of PSPS events is protective of customers.
The PUC is creating a new set of rules establishing permanent requirements and standards for public safety power shutoffs. Staff is currently working to draft these rules and welcomes input from Xcel customers on their experiences with the most recent PSPS events. This information will help ensure that the PUC’s rules are comprehensive.
Please take a few minutes to give us your feedback through the survey or comment links below.
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I travel quite a bit in countries that are taking on the challenges of developing their economies. A major priority in less developed countries, particularly in remote regions, is access to electricity and internet connectivity. Over the years, I'm consistently shocked to return home and find how little reliable access I have had to these basic public utilities for the past 35 years (enjoying much more sophisticated and reliable connectivity in remote jungles of Central and South America, The Caribbean, The Tahitian Islands, and Savannas of African Countries).
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We are 82 year old seniors living in the Boulder Foothills. We were informed of the shutoff by XCel but did not expect 6 days. We had to go to a local coffee house to get updates as we had no service or phones and kept getting confusing updates as to when service would be resumed. As a result, we were not only confused but isolated and freightened. I could not contact family or my patients( I am a psychologist) to let them know what was happening. We lost our refrigerated food at a great cost to us.The only heat... Continue reading
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My husband is 81 and I am 72. We experienced a great deal of stress and anxiety during the shut offs. We lost power overnight on Tuesday, and then for a much longer period beginning Friday morning. Although the temperatures weren't below freezing, it became quite cold in our home, and we were forced to get in bed for warmth early. We had to buy a propane camp stove so we could boil water and do some basic cooking. Xcel let us know by phone and text that there would be an outage, although it wasn't enough time to prepare... Continue reading
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We live and have a business in the Golden / Jefferson County area with two commercial properties. Here are some simple questions:
1. When building an addition to our one commercial building in Golden CO we were forced to engineer to 150 mph wind loads. If the residents and businesses in the area have to adhere to these criteria is it that difficult to ask that your supporting utilities can carry the same rating? If the City of Golden requires this, why are they not holding Xcel accountable.
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Twenty fours years of Xcel's lack of power line maintenance and poor customer service is just too much. This PSP episode was unforgivable. We lost power due to extreme winds on Dec 9 and Dec 11th. No PSP then but it moved my 7' x 12' shed 16 inches so not a gentle breeze. 85+mph winds in the early hours of the 19th. No shut down then but at 5 am when the winds were dying down they did their PSP. Since Xcel hasn't being doing regular maintenance for years in our area (Xcel repair crews have told us this)... Continue reading
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All these outages and loss of revenues and lawsuits and a thousand damn houses and lives within burned to the ground and still not a peep about actually correcting a root cause. Bury the damn power lines you fools!
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