When will the power be back in Montrose, CO?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 26, 9,590 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 1.8 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 3.1 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Montrose, Colorado — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Montrose is a city in Montrose County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Montrose directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Montrose is a city of about 21,646 residents in Montrose County.
Delta Montrose Electric Association and San Miguel Power Association Inc have reported outages for Montrose by name on their own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Montrose 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 Montrose: 81401 · 81402 · 81403 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Montrose: the closest other places we track are Grand Junction, about 57 miles to the northwest; Fruita, about 67 miles to the northwest; Rifle, about 74 miles to the north; Glenwood Springs, about 80 miles to the north. Also nearby: Durango (83 mi S), Farmington, NM (120 mi S), Cañon City (143 mi E), Steamboat Springs (149 mi N), Golden (167 mi NE), Monument (167 mi E), Colorado Springs (169 mi E), Lakewood (170 mi NE). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Littleton (171 mi); east toward Fountain (172 mi); southeast toward Española, NM (197 mi); south toward Gallup, NM (210 mi); northwest toward Mapleton, UT (229 mi).
Who serves Montrose?
We track live outage data from Delta Montrose Electric Association, San Miguel Power Association Inc in Montrose County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Montrose's last tracked outage began Aug 23, peaked at 154 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Aug 23 — 154 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 20 — 281 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
- Aug 20 — 68 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Aug 19 — 80 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Montrose, CO?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Montrose area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page. For context from Montrose's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Montrose, CO?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Montrose area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Montrose ZIP code — 81401, 81402, 81403 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Montrose, CO?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Montrose County include Delta Montrose Electric Association, San Miguel Power Association Inc; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Montrose specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Montrose we have the city-level view: Delta Montrose Electric Association and San Miguel Power Association Inc have published outages for Montrose under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-21. When Montrose is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Montrose County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Montrose.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
