Power Outage in Durango, CO
Last report: February 02, 2025
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Durango
To report a power outage in Durango, Colorado, located in La Plata County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Western Area Power Administration
Xcel Energy
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 81301, 81302, 81303.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in La Plata County
Lightning. Lightning struck the Tri-State Generation and Transmission substation in Bayfield, damaging the station's electronics. This resulted in a power outage that lasted nearly an hour for over 10,500 residents in eastern La Plata County and Archuleta County.
October 25, 2011
Lightning east of Durango produced significant damage and knocked out power for many area residents.
October 25, 2011
Thunderstorms produced lightning strikes and power outages in La Plata and Archuleta counties.
June 30, 2008
Lightning. Lightning strikes caused several power outages, including one that affected 3,650 customers in the Durango Mountain Resort area. The outages occurred when lightning struck a power line. The outages lasted from 10 minutes to about 2 hours.
June 30, 2008
Several trees and power lines were downed in the town of Ignacio. One tree fell on a gas meter, another fell on a road and blocked traffic, and another tree fell on a parked car. One of the downed power lines started a brush fire which was quickly extinguished. Visibilities were reported to be near zero in blowing dust.
July 11, 2003
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