Xcel Energy Public Safety Power Shutoff — March 14
March 13, 2026
PSPS Likely March 14
Xcel Energy is monitoring and preparing for severe weather, including strong winds, forecasted to start on Saturday, March 14, around midday.
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning opens in a new window for this weather event and has indicated this will be the warmest and driest day of this stretch of high fire danger. Wildfire risk is expected to increase, and strong winds heighten the risk of damage to power lines and may result in outages.
To reduce the risk of wildfire and support public safety, Xcel Energy is planning for a likely Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) beginning on Saturday, March 14, around 2 p.m., potentially impacting about 18,000 customers in Boulder and Jefferson counties, where the most severe weather conditions are forecast.
Weather conditions are expected to start improving between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. on March 14, though high winds that may create wildfire risk and cause outages are expected to continue through the weekend.
Customers can look up their address on the outage map to see whether they may be affected by this PSPS event.
How Customers Can Prepare and Stay Safe
Stay Informed
Xcel Energy will provide updates for this specific weather event on its website. Customers can check the outage map for up-to-date information on outages and estimated restorations times, when available. They should make sure their account information and communications preferences are up to date in My Account.
Customers can also stay informed by following Xcel Energy on Facebook and X, formerly known as Twitter.
Build A Home Emergency Kit
Customers are encouraged to be prepared for an electric outage by keeping phones and other devices charged and building an outage kit with items that do not require electricity, including:
- Battery-powered radio
- Flashlights
- Batteries
- Backup phone chargers
- A phone that does not require electricity
- Non-electric alarm clock
- Bottled water and non-perishable food
- Manual can opener
- First aid kit
- Extension cords (for partial outages)
- Manufacturer’s instructions on how to manually open power-operated doors (e.g. garage doors)
- Xcel Energy phone numbers – (800) 895-1999 for residential or (800) 481-4700 for business
As an important reminder to customers who have medical equipment that relies on electric service, please take steps to prepare for potential extended outages in case outages do occur. Xcel Energy will be conducting additional outreach for qualifying medical customers. We are continually investing in and building out our systems to reduce the risk of wildfire and limit the size, scale, and duration of potential power disruptions. More tips for how to prepare for an outage are available here.
Report an Outage
Customers can help Xcel Energy get a jump on power restoration by reporting outages. Customers have several ways to report outages:
- Through the Xcel Energy mobile app, available in the Apple App Store and through Google Play.
- Online at xcelenergy.com/out
- Via text by texting OUT to 98936 to report an outage, or text STAT to the same number to check the status of a power outage
- By calling 1-800-895-1999 and following the prompts—the automated phone reporting system lets customers report outages in less than 60 seconds.