Power outages reported in multiple Denver metro neighborhoods
Xcel Energy crews restored power to more than 2,000 customers after an outage affecting multiple areas of Denver on Friday afternoon.
According to Xcel's outage map, the majority of customers affected were in the Capitol Hill, Goldsmith, Harvey Park South and East Colfax Neighborhoods:
- Denver's Capitol Hill Neighborhood: 988 customers, estimated restoration time 9:30 p.m.
- Denver's Goldsmith Neighborhood: 1,440 customers, estimated restoration time 5 p.m.
- Denver's East Colfax Neighborhood: 530 customers, estimated restoration time 5:30 p.m.
- Denver's Harvey Park South Neighborhood: 120 customers, estimated restoration time 7 p.m.
By 8:50 p.m., power had been restored to the majority of those customers.
However, 344 customers in the Lincoln Park neighborhood lost power around 8:30 p.m. Xcel estimates their power will be restored by 11:30 p.m.
Approximately 163 customers in Thornton, in the Fukaye Fields area, also lost power around 8:39 p.m. Other isolated outages have been reported across the Thornton area. The estimated restoration time for Fukaye Fields has already passed, but many of the smaller surrounding outages are expected to be resolved around 11 p.m.
The power company has not yet released the cause of the outages.
Snow has been falling across the metro area since this morning, and as of 4 p.m., the temperature at Denver International Airport was only 32 degrees.
The American Red Cross advises that, during a power outage, gas generators be operated outdoors at least 20 feet away from windows and doors to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning. They also suggest unplugging appliances and electronics to avoid damage from power surges, and continuing to monitor cell phones and emergency radios for local information and alerts.
