An estimated 55,000 Xcel Energy customers in Colorado will have their power shut off Saturday over wildfire concerns amid dangerous winds. The company announced Saturday it would proceed with the public safety power shutoffs after warning customers on Friday of possible power disruptions. Xcel Energy is planning to de-energize power lines beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and lasting into Sunday.
The communities that may experience a power shutoff are primarily in Boulder County, small sections of Gilpin, Jefferson, Larimer, Douglas and Broomfield Counties, and the West Denver Metro area along the foothills, the company said in a news release. Wind gusts of about 90 mph are likely for the I-25 Corridor with the foothills feeling the brunt of this weekend’s windstorm where 100 mph gusts are possible, weather officials sai
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