Due to critical fire weather and very high winds expected in Colorado on Monday, Xcel Energy is preparing for possible power outages in four counties in the Denver area, as well as Larimer County in Northern Colorado.
Xcel officials said that they were evaluating the potential need to proactively turn off power to Adams, Boulder, Jefferson and eastern Denver county customers on Monday in order to prevent wildfires. In an update provided Sunday evening, Xcel Energy added Larimer County to the list, but later Sunday night, the company said that they are no longer considering preemptively shutting off power to these areas. However, officials warned that it is still possible those areas may lose power.
“Temporarily shutting off power – known as a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) – is not a step taken lightly and is only used when other methods are not enough to help prevent wildfires,” Xcel said.
Even without the shutoff, Xcel…
