Tag: Power Outages
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Are our overlords normalizing power outages? | Jon Caldara
I’ve lived in Colorado since 1970. And you know what Colorado had back in 1970? High winds blowing down the Front Range. I moved to Boulder in 1984 and have been there ever since. And you know what Boulder has had all that time? A freakin’ lot of high winds. I remember as a college…
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EDITORIAL: Left in the dark, Golden pushes back
When Colorado became a territory in 1862, its first capital was Golden until Denver took over in 1867. Now, Golden is a small but still important city. With its growing reputation as a haven for the high-tech sector, it’s no wonder the city wants to know why Xcel Energy isn’t taking steps other utilities have…
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Xcel to shut off power again Friday, impacting more customers, officials say
Xcel Energy is planning for another intentional power outage Friday in light of what may be more severe weather than what hit the Front Range Wednesday, officials said at a news conference Thursday morning. As severe winds continue to whip through the foothills west of Denver, surpassing 100 mph in some spots, Xcel Energy President…
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Xcel Energy updates electrical outage map
Xcel Energy has updated its online power outage map with user-friendly features to help customers stay informed and prepared. The website provides real-time information about power outages, and now customers can quickly sort by county or state to find data during severe weather events. The page will display the number of customers without power and,…
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Bolsonaro sentenced in Brazil, a blackout in Cuba and more top photos this week from Latin America
Sept. 5-11, 2025 Haitians displaced by gang violence in the capital took shelter in a government building as a ban on U.S. commercial flights was extended due to the risk that gangs might attack flights. Supporters reacted to Brazil’s Supreme Court sentencing former President Jair Bolsonaro to more than 27 years in prison after convicting…
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Another full blackout hits Cuba as the island’s energy crisis worsens
A total blackout has hit Cuba, marking the latest in a series of outages blamed on aging infrastructure and fuel shortages at power plants
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Another island-wide blackout in Cuba, as power grid collapses amid energy crisis
In what has turned into a regular occurrence, Cuba’s power grid collapsed on Wednesday morning, another in a series of electricity outages in the past year across the entire island. The National Electric Union, or UNE, the state’s electricity company, announced on its social media accounts that “a complete shutdown of the national electricity grid”…
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Power outage in Aurora caused by hit-and-run traffic crash
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An early morning traffic crash has caused power outages in Aurora in the area of Havana Street and Del Mar Parkway. A vehicle struck a pole and left the scene, according to the Aurora police, and all lanes of Havana between Del Mar and East…
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Colorado governor rebukes Xcel Energy for preemptively shutting off power to thousands
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Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday rebuked Xcel Energy’s decision to preemptively shut off power to roughly tens of thousands of customers in anticipation of strong winds over the weekend, saying it should have been done “as a last resort.” That decision, Polis said, “further harmed Xcel’s reputation and social license.” The windstorm that hammered the Front…
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Road closures, power outages and more as Front Range digs out after weekend snowstorm
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The fourth-largest snowstorm in Denver’s history came to an end Monday, leaving the the Denver metro area to dig out from under more than two feet of heavy, wet snow. The slow-moving gusty weekend storm pounded areas of Colorado, leaving 27.1 inches of snow at…