Tens of thousands of Coloradans were without power Wednesday after an overnight storm dumped heavy, wet snow across the state.
As of 9 a.m., 55,117 Xcel Energy customers were dark, according to . That number had dropped to 29,786 by 3:15 p.m. as Xcel crews worked to restore power.
The outages include roughly 1,700 customers in Denver, 2,500 customers in Adams County, 3,500 customers in Arapahoe County, 15,000 customers in Jefferson County. Large outages in Broomfield and Boulder counties had been mostly resolved by Wednesday afternoon.
Estimated restoration times were not immediately available Wednesday morning, and it’s unclear when most of the homes and businesses lost power. The handful of outages that listed the time power went out were reported as early as 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and as late as 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.
“Our crews are out repairing damage, focusing first on repairs that will restore power for the largest number of customers,” . “We appreciate your patience as work continues in hazardous conditions with more snow expected this morning.”
“The outage has been reported. Please continue to check back for additional updates regarding the restoration progress,” most entries on Xcel’s outage map stated.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
