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Planned Outages


There are currently two planned power outages:


When: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (appx. 3 hrs.)

Area Affected: Approximately 80 services, including odd addresses on West Colorado Avenue and even addresses on West Columbia Avenue in Telluride.

Purpose: To install new equipment for improved service.


When: Tuesday, June 4th, 2024
6:00 AM to 11:00 AM (appx. 5 hrs.)

Area Affected: Approximately 765 services in the Town of Silverton.

Purpose: To make critical system upgrades to the Cement Creek substation that serves the area.  These upgrades are intended to help improve overall system reliability.