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PUC warns front-range customers as Xcel initiates PSPS affecting about 50,000 accounts

Public Utilities Commission · December 18, 2025
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Summary

At a Dec. 17 Public Utilities Commission meeting, Chair Mark Blank said Xcel Energy would initiate a Public Safety Power Shutoff at 10 a.m., likely affecting roughly 50,000 customers across five Front Range counties; commissioners asked staff to review the utility’s performance and communications after the event.

Chair Mark Blank told the Colorado Public Utilities Commission on Dec. 17 that Xcel Energy would begin a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) at 10 a.m. that morning and that the company had identified about 50,000 customers who could be affected in Jefferson, Boulder, Weld, Larimer and Clear Creek counties.

"Xcel confirmed that it'll be initiating a PSPS at 10AM today, impacting roughly 50,000 customers in Jefferson, Boulder,…

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