Colorado power outages by utility

21 Colorado utilities report outage minutes to EIA. The state median is 77 minutes a year; the range runs from 11 to 472.

Ranking by outage minutes

Colorado, SAIDI without major event days, 2024; lower is better; 21 utilities.

Rank	Colorado utility	Owner type	Colorado home accounts	SAIDI min	Interruptions (SAIFI)	SAIDI with storms	Colorado storm share	Price ¢/kWh
1	City of Fort Collins	Municipal	70,803	11	0.24	11	0%	13.21
2	City of Fountain	Municipal	17,242	18	0.15	18	0%	13.74
3	City of Loveland	Municipal	37,007	19	0.18	81	77%	14.40
4	City of Longmont	Municipal	40,855	19	0.47	19	0%	12.30
5	Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc	Cooperative	59,789	42	0.46	56	25%	15.52
6	City of Colorado Springs	Municipal	216,771	45	0.81	63	29%	14.45
7	Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc	Cooperative	49,982	56	1.16	56	0%	12.04
8	La Plata Electric Assn, Inc	Cooperative	39,931	72	1.02	184	61%	16.71
9	CORE Electric Cooperative	Cooperative	165,067	74	0.75	212	65%	15.04
10	Poudre Valley REA, Inc	Cooperative	49,587	74	0.72	325	77%	12.21
11	United Power, Inc	Cooperative	101,502	77	1.20	77	0%	15.75
12	Mountain Parks Electric, Inc	Cooperative	19,183	85	1.13	149	43%	15.98
13	Grand Valley Power	Cooperative	17,268	94	No data	94	0%	15.94
14	Delta Montrose Electric Assn	Cooperative	32,575	96	No data	158	39%	14.97
15	San Luis Valley R E C, Inc	Cooperative	9,115	96	0.89	296	67%	18.38
16	Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC	Investor Owned	89,252	101	1.42	323	69%	17.05
17	Public Service Co of Colorado	Investor Owned	1,365,053	158	1.36	352	55%	15.05
18	Empire Electric Assn, Inc	Cooperative	12,899	158	1.76	158	0%	15.31
19	Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc	Cooperative	23,253	234	1.94	294	20%	16.76
20	Y-W Electric Assn Inc	Cooperative	4,876	270	No data	270	0%	15.64
21	Southeast Colorado Power Assn	Cooperative	8,148	472	No data	675	30%	17.22

Colorado outage minutes by owner type

In Colorado, 95% of 2,557,732 home accounts sit with the 21 qualifying utilities out of 28 in the file. Colorado customer-weighted SAIDI is 119 minutes against a median of 77, and 6 of 21 Colorado utilities exceed the U.S. median of 99. Counting major event days adds a median 29% to SAIDI.

Colorado owner type	Colorado utilities	Colorado home accounts	Colorado median SAIDI	Colorado weighted SAIDI	Colorado median SAIFI	Colorado storm share	Colorado median price ¢/kWh
Investor Owned	2	1,454,305	130	155	1.39	62%	16.05
Cooperative	14	593,175	90	87	1.08	27%	15.70
Municipal	5	382,678	19	32	0.24	0%	13.74

By owner type, Municipal utilities have the lowest median SAIDI in Colorado (19 minutes, 5 of 21) and Investor Owned the highest (130 minutes, 2 of 21).

Colorado utilities that stand out

Why it stands out	Colorado utility	Colorado owner type	Colorado accounts	Colorado SAIDI min	Colorado SAIDI rank	Colorado SAIFI	Colorado SAIDI with storms	Colorado price ¢/kWh	Colorado price rank
the most reliable	City of Fort Collins	Municipal	70,803	11	1 of 21	0.24	11	13.21	4 of 21
the least reliable	Southeast Colorado Power Assn	Cooperative	8,148	472	21 of 21	No data	675	17.22	20 of 21
the largest	Public Service Co of Colorado	Investor Owned	1,365,053	158	17 of 21	1.36	352	15.05	10 of 21
the most storm-driven	Poudre Valley REA, Inc	Cooperative	49,587	74	10 of 21	0.72	325	12.21	2 of 21
the one that slipped most	Y-W Electric Assn Inc	Cooperative	4,876	270	20 of 21	No data	270	15.64	13 of 21
the cheapest	Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc	Cooperative	49,982	56	7 of 21	1.16	56	12.04	1 of 21
the priciest	San Luis Valley R E C, Inc	Cooperative	9,115	96	15 of 21	0.89	296	18.38	21 of 21

Does a higher price buy fewer outages?

Each dot is one of 21 Colorado utilities.

Colorado, 2024: first 8 of 21 rows

	Home price, cents per kWh	SAIDI, minutes a year
City of Fort Collins	13.21	11
City of Fountain	13.74	18
City of Loveland	14.40	19
City of Longmont	12.30	19
Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc	15.52	42
City of Colorado Springs	14.45	45
Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc	12.04	56
La Plata Electric Assn, Inc	16.71	72

21 rows from EIA-861 survey.

CSV

Colorado utilities, change in their own SAIDI

First to last year each utility reported, best change first.

Rank	Colorado utility	Colorado years	Colorado SAIDI first	Colorado SAIDI last	Colorado change
1	City of Fort Collins	2022 to 2025	22	8	-64%
2	CORE Electric Cooperative	2015 to 2025	112	52	-53%
3	City of Loveland	2015 to 2024	38	19	-51%
4	Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc	2015 to 2025	57	30	-47%
5	Poudre Valley REA, Inc	2015 to 2024	118	74	-37%
6	Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc	2015 to 2025	69	71	+3%
7	Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC	2015 to 2025	82	95	+15%
8	La Plata Electric Assn, Inc	2015 to 2025	57	67	+17%
9	City of Colorado Springs	2015 to 2024	38	45	+19%
10	United Power, Inc	2020 to 2025	71	90	+27%
11	San Luis Valley R E C, Inc	2015 to 2025	78	105	+35%
12	Empire Electric Assn, Inc	2015 to 2025	129	175	+35%
13	Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc	2015 to 2024	173	234	+35%
14	Mountain Parks Electric, Inc	2020 to 2025	90	122	+37%
15	Southeast Colorado Power Assn	2020 to 2024	300	472	+57%
16	Public Service Co of Colorado	2015 to 2024	88	158	+79%
17	Grand Valley Power	2015 to 2025	37	116	+215%
18	Y-W Electric Assn Inc	2015 to 2024	70	270	+285%

Analyst note

The reporters cover 95% of Colorado home accounts, rank 5 of 40. Of 21 Colorado utilities with 1,000+ home accounts that report SAIDI, City of Fort Collins is lowest at 11 minutes a year and Southeast Colorado Power Assn highest at 472, a 42.6 to 1 spread. The state median is 77 minutes, -23% against the U.S. median reporter. Over each utility's own record, City of Fort Collins improved most (22 to 8 minutes, -64%, 2022 to 2025) and Y-W Electric Assn Inc changed the other way (70 to 270, +285%); 5 of 18 fell. Home price and outage minutes line up at r = +0.49 across 21 Colorado utilities: the pricier ones report more minutes. That is Colorado's pattern, not a cause.

Questions on Colorado outages

How much of Colorado does this ranking cover?

95% of home accounts: 21 utilities of 28.

Which Colorado utility has the fewest outage minutes?

City of Fort Collins: 11 minutes a year, SAIDI without major events, 2024.

Which Colorado utility has the most?

Southeast Colorado Power Assn: 472 minutes a year in 2024.

What is the typical SAIDI in Colorado?

The median of 21 reporting utilities is 77 minutes, -23% on the U.S. median reporter.

Do cheaper Colorado utilities have more outages?

Across 21 utilities r = +0.49, so the link is positive: higher price goes with more outage minutes.

How much of Colorado outage time comes from storms?

At Poudre Valley REA, Inc 77% of all-event SAIDI is major event days.

How reliable is the largest Colorado utility?

Public Service Co of Colorado serves 1,365,053 home accounts and reports 158 minutes, rank 17 of 21; weighted by customers the state figure is 119.

Do Colorado co-ops and investor-owned utilities differ?

3 owner types report in Colorado: Municipal 5 utilities with 382,678 home accounts, Cooperative 14 utilities with 593,175 home accounts, Investor Owned 2 utilities with 1,454,305 home accounts.

What share of Colorado home accounts do these utilities serve?

95% of 2,557,732 accounts, 21 of 28 utilities; 6 are above the U.S. median of 99 minutes.