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Colorado Emergency Public Safety Power Shutoff event update

🔺 Feb. 25, 2:30 p.m. MST – Forecasted weather conditions have improved to the point that we’ve cancelled today’s Emergency Public Safety Power Shutoff watch for customers in isolated portions of Fremont County and Pueblo County. 

Safety remains our top priority. The combination of high wind speeds and low relative humidity can lead to conditions which make it unsafe to operate the electric grid. It was this combination of factors that prompted today’s Emergency PSPS watch. While conditions have improved and the PSPS watch has now been cancelled, we'll continue to monitor conditions to help keep our customers and communities safe.

You can learn more about our wildfire prevention and PSPS program at blackhillsenergy.com/psps 

🔺 Feb. 25, 8 a.m. MST – Due to high fire-risk conditions in Wednesday’s forecast this afternoon, we've declared an Emergency Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Watch for isolated portions of Fremont County and Pueblo County. The PSPS Watch will be in effect starting today at 8 a.m. This means that if conditions persist, we may need to temporarily shut off power to approximately 850 customers in these areas mid-day Wednesday to mitigate the risk of electrical infrastructure becoming a source of wildfire ignition. Customers under the PSPS Watch declaration are urged to prepare for the possibility of emergency power outages needed to protect public safety and prevent wildfire.

How to stay informed

  • Customers can view if they’re in an impacted area at blackhillsenergy.com/outages.
  • We’ll continue to provide updates to this webpage, media outlets and social media. Customers are encouraged to make sure their contact information is up to date to receive phone calls, emails and text messages.

How you can prepare

  • Visit blackhillsenergy.com/my-account to keep your contact information up to date, so we can provide safety notifications and direct you to our website for helpful tips and resources.
  • Have a backup plan for medicine that needs to be refrigerated or medical equipment that is powered by electricity. This could mean finding a place to go during an outage or having a backup generator.  
  • Build an emergency kit and plan and share with friends and neighbors.
  • If you see downed powerlines, stay away and call 911.