When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Golden, CO?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Jefferson County, Colorado
No significant county-wide outage reported in Jefferson, CO right now.
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Elsewhere in Colorado: 25 customers reported out — statewide status.
Updated 9:46 PM MDT.
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An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

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What we track for Golden

Golden is a city of about 20,151 residents in Jefferson County.

Xcel Energy has reported outages for Golden by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Golden is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.

ZIP codes in Golden:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Golden: the closest other places we track are Lakewood, about 6 miles to the southeast; Wheat Ridge, about 6 miles to the east; Arvada, about 7 miles to the northeast; and Westminster, about 13 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Englewood (13 mi SE), Federal Heights (14 mi NE), Superior (14 mi N), Littleton (15 mi SE), Louisville (16 mi N), Broomfield (17 mi NE), Northglenn (17 mi NE) and Denver (18 mi E).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Lafayette (19 mi); northeast toward Thornton (19 mi); east toward Aurora (26 mi); southeast toward Greenwood Village (18 mi); south toward Colorado Springs (65 mi); southwest toward Montrose (167 mi); west toward Glenwood Springs (114 mi); and northwest toward Steamboat Springs (99 mi).

Who serves Golden?

We track live outage data from Xcel Energy and United Power ↗ in Jefferson County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. CORE Electric Cooperative also serves parts of Jefferson County — we don't yet read its own live outage map. For the parent company's combined picture, see Xcel Energy outages across every state it serves.

Recent outages tracked in Golden

Golden's last tracked outage began Sep 9, peaked at 26 customers out, and was restored in 55 minutes.

  • Sep 9 — 26 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
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.

County context: across all of Jefferson County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5.3 hr. The full record for Jefferson County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Golden, CO?

To check your own street, search a Golden ZIP code — 80401, 80402, 80403 or 80419 — and the map opens on that area.

Golden, CO — live power outage tracker