When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in El Paso County, CO?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Colorado
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customer reported out in El Paso County, CO
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~1.8 hr, based on 1279 past outages of 200+ customers over 12 years of records.
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 11:40 PM MDT.
11 out, then 11 county-wide trend of customers without power · last 6.6 days · tap or hover a point to see its number
Communities with reported outages — from the utilities that publish city-by-city detail for this county
Colorado Springs — 1 customer reported out
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Who serves El Paso County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Colorado Springs Utilities ↗, Mountain View Electric Association, Southeast Colorado Power Association and Black Hills Energy ↗, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. City of Fountain and CORE Electric Cooperative also serve parts of this county — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.

Outage history — El Paso County, CO
Last significant outage: Oct 16, 2026 — peaked at 3,854 customers, restored in ~1.8 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 33 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 3.5 hr (median).
Every outage behind these figures (33)
BeganPeak outRestored inWeather
Oct 16, 20263,854~1.8 hrno severe weather
Oct 16, 2026650~1 hrno severe weather
Oct 11, 2026398~1.2 hrweather alert
Oct 11, 20262,457~30 minno severe weather
Oct 4, 20262,670~1.7 hrno severe weather
Oct 3, 2026366~5.7 hrno severe weather
Sep 26, 2026874~8.5 hrno severe weather
Sep 15, 2026252~5 hrno severe weather
Sep 10, 2026353~10 hrno severe weather
Sep 8, 20262,007~8.7 hrno severe weather
Sep 8, 2026351~1.3 hrno severe weather
Aug 30, 2026488~2.8 hrweather alert
Aug 29, 2026652~1 hrweather alert
Aug 27, 2026624~6.5 hrweather alert
Aug 25, 20261,638~4 hrweather alert
Aug 23, 2026319~2 hrweather alert
Aug 23, 20262,327~5 hrwind/storm
Aug 20, 2026457~5 hrweather alert
Aug 18, 2026505~1.5 hrno severe weather
Aug 16, 2026365~17.3 hrwind/storm
Aug 13, 2026695~3.5 hrweather alert
Aug 12, 2026218~1 hrno severe weather
Aug 11, 2026229~1.7 hrheat event
Aug 10, 2026346~4.7 hrheat event
Aug 10, 2026332~48 minheat event
Aug 6, 2026844~8 hrweather alert
Aug 5, 2026602~2 hrweather alert
Jul 31, 2026762~10.7 hrheat event
Jul 29, 2026538~14.3 hrweather alert
Jul 27, 2026398~5 hrheat event
Jul 26, 2026679~18.8 hrheat event
Jul 25, 20263,716~2.5 hrheat event
Jul 22, 2026474~42 minweather alert
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 22, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Recent outages tracked in Monument

Monument's last tracked outage began Oct 8, peaked at 35 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.

  • Oct 8 — 35 customers out, restored in 2 hours
  • Oct 7 — 32 customers out, restored in 2 hours
  • Aug 25 — 1,587 customers out, restored in an hour
  • Aug 19 — 160 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.
Longer-term outage history — El Paso County, CO
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 1,279 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 16 major events of 10,000+ customers. Typical restoration ran ~1.8 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
That is shorter than the Colorado norm in the same records, where the typical outage ran ~2.9 hr.
Largest on record: ~33,979 customers out in December 2021, restored after about 3.5 days. The busiest year on record here was 2023.
Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level records 2014–2025, replayed through the same event rules as our tracking archive above with two differences: outages shorter than half an hour count here, and a reading above twice the county's customers or households is capped. They cover a far longer period than we have been tracking — a different set of outages, so the two typical times differ. These are federal historical records, not events tracked live by this site.
Cities with their own pages in El Paso County
Colorado Springs

Communities in El Paso County include Colorado Springs, Fountain, Monument, Manitou Springs, Palmer Lake, Calhan, Green Mountain Falls and Ramah. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.

This page also serves Fountain and Monument: their outages are counted in this county's total, and the outages tracked in Monument are listed with the outage history above.

Common questions

How do I report a power outage in El Paso County, CO?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of El Paso include Colorado Springs Utilities, Mountain View Electric Association, Southeast Colorado Power Association and others — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

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